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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900KF 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 i9-9900KF is 3939 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 36% cheaper than Core i9-9900KF - $189.95 vs $295.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Core i9-9900KF - $1.68 vs $2.17 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KF
- Performs up to 20% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Phenom X4 9550 - 136 vs 113 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
113
83%
Value, $/FPS
$1.68/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 BX80684I99900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Core i9-9900KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Phenom X4 9550 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27th, 2008 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Phenom X4 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Agena | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM2+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 65 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 11.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Phenom X4 9550 or Core i9-9900KF
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
71 FPS
$24.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-9900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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