Phenom X3 8750 vs Phenom II X2 550

General info

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 and Phenom X3 8750 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2534	2387
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.55	1.28
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Toliman (2008)
Release date	November 2009 (14 years ago)	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	no data
Current price	$21 (0.2x MSRP)	$48

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X2 550 has 177% better value for money than Phenom X3 8750.

Technical specs

Phenom II X2 550 and Phenom X3 8750 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	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	258 mm2	285 mm2
Number of transistors	758 million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and Phenom X3 8750 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	1
Socket	AM3	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Phenom X3 8750 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Phenom X3 8750. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom X3 8750 outperforms Phenom II X2 550 by 24% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.75	0.93
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt

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