Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X is 4606 days newer than the cheaper Phenom X4 9550.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 5 than Phenom X4 9550 - 231 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Phenom X4 9550 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Phenom X4 9550
- Up to 28% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $189.95 vs $264.99
- Up to 7% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 5900X - $1.07 vs $1.15 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 95 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for $264.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 119 minutes ago
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
FPS
178
77%
Value, $/FPS
$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $189.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 118 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Mar 27th, 2008
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD Phenom X4 9550 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 27th, 2008 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Phenom X4 |
Vermeer | Codename | Agena |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM2+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 4 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.2 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
105 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 65 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 11.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |