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AMD Phenom X3 8550

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom X3 8550 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Phenom X3 8550 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD Phenom X3 8550

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2/AM2+

Clockspeed: 2.2 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 3 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) 8550 Triple-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 41.08

Overall Rank:
3661st fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
3542nd fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
1124th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $28.02 USD (2024-07-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1151
Single Thread Rating
856

Samples: 76*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,976
Thread: 776

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom X3 8550

Integer Math3,122 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,680 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,422 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption345.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression24,162 KBytes/Sec
Physics93 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions518 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread856 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom X3 8550

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,153
AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,151
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
 154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
 111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.46
AMD Phenom X3 8550
 41.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,566
AMD Phenom X3 8550
 856
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom X3 8550
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5077442 - Nov 04 2024
1440
BL1710608 - Jan 03 2023
1388
BL1535767 - Mar 19 2022
1052
BL5010506 - Jan 05 2022
1006
BL1391460 - Apr 06 2021
711
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom X3 8550
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,151
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,206 (+4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,164 (+1.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,044 (-9.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 973 (-15.5%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4700 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 908 (-21.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,320 (+14.7%)
AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,279 (+11.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,281 (+11.2%)
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,218 (+5.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 1,120 (-2.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 990 (-14.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs AMD Phenom X3 8550
 930 (-19.2%)

Is the AMD Phenom X3 8550 Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,916
AMD Phenom X3 8550
 122