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.

AMD Athlon X2 7550

AMD Phenom X3 8550

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	1996	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™)