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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Phenom X4 9550 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 13% better in Fortnite than Phenom X4 9550 - 237 vs 209 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Fortnite than Phenom X4 9550 - $0.85 vs $0.91 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 6% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $189.95 vs $202.0
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/FPS
100%
Price, $
$202
94%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz 4x512KB Socket AM2+ Quad-Core CPU - CPU ONLY
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Phenom X4 9550
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9550 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Phenom X4 |
| Vermeer | Codename | Agena |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 11.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Phenom X4 9550
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
128 FPS
$10.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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168 FPS
$13.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,185.2
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155 FPS
$7.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,177.09
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166 FPS
$21.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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92 FPS
$18.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
In Stock
155 FPS
$9.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399.95
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128 FPS
$8.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
In Stock
155 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,481.13
In Stock
137 FPS
$14.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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155 FPS
$6.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$977.99
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