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Intel logo Core2 Extreme X9650
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General information Core2 Extreme X9650 Phenom X3 8550
Launched Q4 2008 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel AMD
Socket LGA775 AM2
Clock 3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 26.7 %
Cores 4 0 % 3 25 %
Threads 4 0 % 3 25 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Performance Core2 Extreme X9650 Phenom X3 8550
Overall Score 35331 0 % 28900 18.2 %
Future Proof 10 % 23.1 % 13 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 1558 0 % 698 55.2 %
Single Thread Score 1253.2 0 % 830.8 33.7 %
Encrypting Data 3550.9 MB/s 0 % 1604.1 MB/s 54.8 %
Compressing Data 50.2 MB/s 0 % 21.6 MB/s 56.9 %
String objects sorting 6852.6 thousand/s 0 % 3209.8 thousand/s 53.2 %
Prime numbers generation 19.9 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 80.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 11000.6 millions/s 0 % 2827 millions/s 74.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 6364.4 millions/s 0 % 2446.9 millions/s 61.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core2 Extreme X9650, Phenom X3 8550.

Average frames per second Core2 Extreme X9650 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 59.6 FPS 40.7 FPS
High settings 95.4 FPS 65.1 FPS
Medium settings 119.3 FPS 81.4 FPS
Low settings 149.1 FPS 101.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 31.8 %

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 Core2 Extreme X9650 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.8 FPS 101.4 FPS
High settings 180.6 FPS 162.2 FPS
Medium settings 225.7 FPS 202.8 FPS
Low settings 282.1 FPS 253.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.2 %
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