AMD Phenom X3 8850 vs Phenom X3 8450

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Combined performance score

Phenom X3 8450
0.79
+6.8%

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom X3 8450 and Phenom X3 8850 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24782526
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.29no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Toliman (2008)
Release dateApril 2008 (15 years old)October 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$13.48 no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Phenom X3 8450 and Phenom X3 8850 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads33
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors450 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8450 and Phenom X3 8850 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+AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8450 and Phenom X3 8850 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

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
+6.8%
Phenom X3 8850 0.74

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 7% in our combined 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
+6.5%
Phenom X3 8850 1142

Phenom X3 8450 outperforms Phenom X3 8850 by 6% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.79 0.74

We couldn't decide between Phenom X3 8450 and Phenom X3 8850. The differences in performance seem too small.


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