AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom X3 8600
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 550 and AMD Phenom X3 8600 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) 8 month(s) later
- Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.3 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
Launch date | November 2009 vs March 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 3.1 GHz vs 2.3 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 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600
- 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 8600
Name | AMD Phenom II X2 550 | AMD Phenom X3 8600 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1233 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1167 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1030 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2486 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 | AMD Phenom X3 8600 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Callisto | Toliman |
Launch date | November 2009 | March 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $133 | |
Place in performance rating | 2042 | 2025 |
Price now | $49.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 11.92 | |
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 | 2.3 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™) |