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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 5122 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $189.95 vs $315.0
- Consumes up to 37% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 95 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 1103% better in League of Legends than Phenom X4 9550 - 349 vs 29 FPS
- Up to 86% better value when playing League of Legends than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.9 vs $6.55 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
29
8.30945558739255%
Value, $/FPS
$6.55/FPS
13.740458015267176%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
349
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$315
60%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Single-Core
234
8.692421991084695%
Multi-Core
712
4.388830672502003%
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 16 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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