AMD Athlon X2 7550 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7550 and AMD Phenom X3 8550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7550

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 934 vs 856
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1446 vs 1361
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2008 vs April 2008
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 934 vs 856
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1446 vs 1361

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8550

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1151 vs 900
  • Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3171 vs 2427
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1151 vs 900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3171 vs 2427

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
934
856
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1446
1361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2427
3171
Name AMD Athlon X2 7550 AMD Phenom X3 8550
PassMark - Single thread mark 934 856
PassMark - CPU mark 900 1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1446 1361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2427 3171

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X2 7550 AMD Phenom X3 8550

Essentials

Architecture codename Kuma Toliman
Launch date December 2008 April 2008
Place in performance rating 1997 2026
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $170
Price now $169.95
Value for money (0-100) 3.33

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 450 million 450 million

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)