UserBenchmark: AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

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Best Bench: 60% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 38% Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)

Poor: 38% Great: 60%

SPEED RANK: 752^nd / 1442

Gaming 51%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 36%

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Best Bench: 104% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 89% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

Poor: 89% Great: 104%

SPEED RANK: 90^th / 1442

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		51.5 %			97.9 %	Hugely faster effective speed. +90%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	76 Pts	93.1 Pts	Lower memory latency. +22%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	45.5 Pts	142 Pts	Hugely faster single-core speed. +212%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	90.1 Pts	281 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +212%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	158 Pts	551 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +249%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	163 Pts	981 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +502%


Memory OC Memory Latency	87.8 Pts	97.2 Pts	Lower OC memory latency. +11%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	54.3 Pts	153 Pts	Hugely faster OC single-core speed. +182%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	108 Pts	305 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +182%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	205 Pts	604 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +195%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	207 Pts	1116 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +439%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		1.37 %	Insanely higher market share. +13,600%
Value Value For Money	71.8 %		87.9 %	Better value. +22%
User Rating UBM User Rating	55 %		86 %	Much more popular. +56%
Price Price (score)	$83	Much cheaper. +80%	$412


Age Newest	181 Months	65 Months	Much more recent. +64%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts	95 Watts	More energy efficient. +24%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	8 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads	16 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +300%
Lithography Manufacturing process	45 nm	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +69%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz	Faster base frequency. +12%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.2 GHz	5 GHz	Much faster turbo frequency. +56%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	207 Pts	1590 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +668%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	165 Pts	1451 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +779%


Series CPU Architecture	K10	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM3	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

The AMD Phenom II X4 955 is a quad-core processor based on the K10 micro-architecture. When it launched in Q2 of 2009, it was AMD’s fastest CPU. Given its base clock of 3.2 GHz, with appropriate cooling, this unlocked Black Edition chip can be overclocked to speeds in excess of 4 GHz. The 955’s effective speed of 63 isn’t impressive by today’s standards, but when coupled with a decent graphics card, it won't cause major bottlenecks for most games. The 955 was pitched against the high-end of Intel’s Core 2 quads, and now costs a fraction of its original list price as one would expect, however there are better alternatives on the market now. ^{[Dec '14 CPUPro]}

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The Intel i9-9900K is an 8 core, 16 thread, unlocked 9th generation Coffee Lake processor. It has a base / boost clocks of 3.6 / 4.7 GHz and a single-core boost of 5.0 GHz (the highest frequency achieved yet from this class of Intel CPU). It features 16 MB of cache, a 95W TDP and Intel UHD 630 graphics. The 9900K is compatible with the new Z390 chipset, and subject to a BIOS update, is also compatible with the older Z370 chipset. Aimed at users who do not wish to compromise, the i9-9900K offers the best gaming and desktop experience available at any price. Heavy workstation users should consider the Ryzen 9 3900X which is similarly priced. Comparing the overclocked 3900X shows that it is just 10% worse for gaming and desktop (sub octa-core) but around 40% better for 64-core computations. Gamers should consider the 9700K which offers identical overclocked gaming performance at a $100 USD discount. ^{[Oct '18 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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