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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Phenom X4 9550 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 4505 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $189.95 vs $279.0
- Up to 25% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-10850K - $1.27 vs $1.7 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 9% better in Halo Infinite than Phenom X4 9550 - 164 vs 150 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 20 vs 4 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
150
91%
Value, $/FPS
$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
Value Winner
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i9-10850K
Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
95 FPS
$25.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$25.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$1,989.99
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78 FPS
$28.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,199.99
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56 FPS
$24.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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104 FPS
$42.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,388.88
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69 FPS
$25.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,739.99
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95 FPS
$78.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$7,499.99
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96 FPS
$24.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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56 FPS
$33.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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95 FPS
$73.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$6,999.99
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