Pentium 3550M vs Phenom X3 8650

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8650
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.80
Pentium 3550M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 37 Watt
0.87
+8.7%

Pentium 3550M outperforms Phenom X3 8650 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26302565
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.772.14
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateApril 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M 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 data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size285 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors450 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M 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+FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 8650 0.80
Pentium 3550M 0.87
+8.7%

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 8650 1218
Pentium 3550M 1330
+9.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.80 0.87
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 37 Watt

Phenom X3 8650 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium 3550M, on the other hand, has a 8.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 156.8% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom X3 8650 and Pentium 3550M.

Note that Phenom X3 8650 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3550M is a notebook one.


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