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

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

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CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8600

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