AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs AMD Phenom X3 8600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8550 and AMD Phenom X3 8600 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 Phenom X3 8550

AMD Phenom X3 8600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8550

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1361 vs 1030
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3171 vs 2486

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs March 2008
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1361 vs 1030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3171 vs 2486

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8550
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1361

1030

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3171

2486

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8550	AMD Phenom X3 8600
PassMark - Single thread mark	856
PassMark - CPU mark	1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1361	1030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3171	2486

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8550	AMD Phenom X3 8600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Toliman
Launch date	April 2008	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$170
Place in performance rating	2026	2027
Price now	$169.95
Value for money (0-100)	3.33
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	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	3	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™)