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The AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core is newer than Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz also around 23% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz is around 35% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2965 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | |
2: Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | |
×AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | ×Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | + ADD | |
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Price | Search Online | $29 - BUY | |
Socket Type | AM2+ | LGA775 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 2.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 4 (Threads: 4) | 2 (Threads: 2) | |
Cache | L1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 2MB | L1: 128KB, L2: 6.0MB, L3: 0MB | |
TDP | 95W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $17.34 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q4 2008 | Q4 2008 | |
# of Samples | 487 | 2478 | |
CPU Value | 71.7 | 44.2 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 862(-34.9%) | 13243(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1656(0.0%) | 1283(-22.6%) |
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | 1,656 | |
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 1,283 | |
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AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | 71.7 | |
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 44.2 | |
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AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | 862 | |
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | 1,324 | |
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AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core | Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz | |
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Max TDP | 95W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.19 | 0.13 |
Running cost per day | $0.048 | $0.033 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 69.3 | 47.5 |
Running cost per year | $17.34 | $11.86 |