Pentium E5800 vs Phenom X3 8450

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Aggregated performance score

Phenom X3 8450
2008
3 cores / 3 threads
0.79
+2.6%
Pentium E5800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads
0.77

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Pentium E5800 by 3% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24912513
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.295.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years old)28 November 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$68
Current price$13.48 $27 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E5800 has 25% better value for money than Phenom X3 8450.

Technical specs

Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800 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 data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.2 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--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800 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 E5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800 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 E5800 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 0.79
+2.6%
Pentium E5800 0.77

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Pentium E5800 by 3% 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 X3 8450 1216
+3.7%
Pentium E5800 1173

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Pentium E5800 by 4% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom X3 8450 256
Pentium E5800 350
+36.7%

Pentium E5800 outperforms Phenom X3 8450 by 37% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom X3 8450 703
+25.5%
Pentium E5800 560

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Pentium E5800 by 26% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.79 0.77
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom X3 8450 and Pentium E5800. The differences in performance seem too small.


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