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AMD logo Phenom X3 8550
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General information Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Launched Q2 2009 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Socket AM2 AM2
Clock 2.2 GHz 8.3 % 2.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Threads 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Performance Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Overall Score 28901 0 % 26121 9.6 %
Future Proof 13 % 0 % 10 % 23.1 %
Benchmark Score 698 0 % 466 33.2 %
Single Thread Score 841.7 0 % 840.8 0.1 %
Encrypting Data 1594.6 MB/s 0 % 1073.6 MB/s 32.7 %
Compressing Data 21.8 MB/s 0 % 17.3 MB/s 20.9 %
String objects sorting 3168.2 thousand/s 0 % 2399.2 thousand/s 24.3 %
Prime numbers generation 4 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 25.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 2810 millions/s 0 % 2605.6 millions/s 7.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 2429.8 millions/s 0 % 1666.3 millions/s 31.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Phenom X3 8550, Athlon 64 X2 4600+.

Average frames per second Phenom X3 8550 Athlon 64 X2 4600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 40.9 FPS 34.9 FPS
High settings 65.5 FPS 55.8 FPS
Medium settings 81.9 FPS 69.8 FPS
Low settings 102.3 FPS 87.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 14.8 %

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 4600+
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 96.7 FPS
High settings 162.5 FPS 154.7 FPS
Medium settings 203.1 FPS 193.4 FPS
Low settings 253.8 FPS 241.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.8 %
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