Athlon 64 3000+ vs Phenom X3 8550

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8550 and Athlon 64 3000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2720not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.68no data
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Clawhammer (2001−2005)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)January 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$170$65

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8550 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm130 nm
Die size285 mm2193 mm2
Number of transistors450 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8550 and Athlon 64 3000+ 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+754
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8550 and Athlon 64 3000+ are enumerated here.

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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.



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 8550 1079
+223%
Athlon 64 3000+ 334

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Phenom X3 8550 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 3000+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

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