Phenom X3 8600 vs Phenom II X2 B53

Place in performance ranking	2556	2508
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	5.79
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Toliman (2008)
Release date	October 2009 (14 years ago)	March 2008 (16 years ago)
Current price	$35	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom X3 8600 has 286% better value for money than Phenom II X2 B53.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 B53 and Phenom X3 8600 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	2.8 GHz	2.3 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 B53 and Phenom X3 8600 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 B53 and Phenom X3 8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 B53 and Phenom X3 8600. 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.

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 II X2 B53 0.74

Phenom X3 8600 0.78
+5.4%

Phenom X3 8600 outperforms Phenom II X2 B53 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X2 B53 1137

Phenom X3 8600 1210
+6.4%

Phenom X3 8600 outperforms Phenom II X2 B53 by 6% in Passmark.