Phenom X3 8550 vs E1-7010

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3290	2959
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.04
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD E-Series	no data
Power efficiency	1.49	0.29
Designer	AMD	AMD
Architecture codename	Carrizo-L (2015)	Toliman (2008)
Release date	7 May 2015 (10 years ago)	April 2008 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	2	3
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP4	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333	no data
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R2 Graphics	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-7010 and Phenom X3 8550.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.35	0.65
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt

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