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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7920X 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 i9-7920X is 3454 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i9-7920X - $189.95 vs $547.2
- Up to 65% better value when playing Control than Core i9-7920X - $0.96 vs $2.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-7920X - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7920X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7920X
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Phenom X4 9550 - 202 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
198
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/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 i9-7920X X-Series Processor 12 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-7920X
Desktop • Sep 10th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i9-7920X |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 10th, 2017 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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