AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 550 and AMD Phenom X3 8550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 Phenom II X2 550
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
- Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1233 vs 856
- Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 vs 1151
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | November 2009 vs April 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1233 vs 856 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1167 vs 1151 |
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
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) |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8550
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X2 550 | AMD Phenom X3 8550 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1233 | 856 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1167 | 1151 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1361 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3171 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 | AMD Phenom X3 8550 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Callisto | Toliman |
Launch date | November 2009 | April 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $133 | $170 |
Place in performance rating | 2043 | 2026 |
Price now | $49.99 | $169.95 |
Value for money (0-100) | 11.92 | 3.33 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 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 | 6144 KB (shared) | 2048 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 758 million | 450 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |