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AMD logo Phenom X3 8550
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AMD logo Athlon 64 X2 4200+

AMD Phenom X3 8550 logo AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ logo
General information Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Launched Q2 2009 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Socket AM2 AM2
Clock 2.2 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Threads 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 89 W 6.3 %
Performance Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Overall Score 28901 0 % 26085 9.7 %
Future Proof 13 % 0 % 10 % 23.1 %
Benchmark Score 698 0 % 463 33.7 %
Single Thread Score 841.7 0 % 796.2 5.4 %
Encrypting Data 1594.6 MB/s 0 % 1063.4 MB/s 33.3 %
Compressing Data 21.8 MB/s 0 % 16.8 MB/s 23.2 %
String objects sorting 3168.2 thousand/s 0 % 2309.5 thousand/s 27.1 %
Prime numbers generation 4 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 24.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 2810 millions/s 0 % 2717.2 millions/s 3.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 2429.8 millions/s 0 % 1634 millions/s 32.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Phenom X3 8550, Athlon 64 X2 4200+.

Average frames per second Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 40.9 FPS 34.8 FPS
High settings 65.5 FPS 55.7 FPS
Medium settings 81.9 FPS 69.6 FPS
Low settings 102.3 FPS 87.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.9 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 96.6 FPS
High settings 162.5 FPS 154.6 FPS
Medium settings 203.1 FPS 193.2 FPS
Low settings 253.8 FPS 241.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.8 %
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