AMD Phenom X3 8450 vs AMD Phenom X4 9550

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8450 and AMD Phenom X4 9550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom X3 8450

AMD Phenom X4 9550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later

Launch date	April 2008 vs March 2008

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9550

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 286 vs 247
Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 808 vs 636

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	286 vs 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	808 vs 636

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8450
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

247

286

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

636

808

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8450	AMD Phenom X4 9550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	247	286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	636	808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.146

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8450	AMD Phenom X4 9550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Agena
Launch date	April 2008	March 2008
Place in performance rating	3253	3266
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
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	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
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™)