Phenom II X3 P840 vs Pentium 3550M

Primary Details

Comparing Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2432	2442
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	4 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed Specifications

Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 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
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	118 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 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	1	no data
Socket	FCPGA946	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	integrated DDR3 Memory Controller, Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)
AES-NI	-	no data
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3550M and Phenom II X3 P840.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	0.85	0.83
Recency	1 September 2013	4 October 2010
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	25 Watt

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