Pentium E5200 vs Phenom X3 8450

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8450
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.77
+30.5%
Pentium E5200
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Pentium E5200 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26472812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.13
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.760.85
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)August 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors450 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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 X3 8450 0.77
+30.5%
Pentium E5200 0.59

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.

Phenom X3 8450 1221
+30.3%
Pentium E5200 937

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom X3 8450 256
Pentium E5200 284
+10.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom X3 8450 703
+55.9%
Pentium E5200 451

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 0.59
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom X3 8450 has a 30.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium E5200, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X3 8450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E5200 in performance tests.


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