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AMD logo Phenom X3 8550
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Intel logo Pentium D 950

AMD Phenom X3 8550 logo Intel Pentium D 950 logo
General information Phenom X3 8550 Pentium D 950
Launched Q2 2009 Q4 2008
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD Intel
Socket AM2 PLGA775
Clock 2.2 GHz 35.3 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Cores 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Threads 3 0 % 2 33.3 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 26.9 % 130 W 0 %
Performance Phenom X3 8550 Pentium D 950
Overall Score 28901 0 % 25760 10.9 %
Future Proof 13 % 0 % 10 % 23.1 %
Benchmark Score 698 0 % 440 37 %
Single Thread Score 841.7 0 % 691.5 17.8 %
Encrypting Data 1594.6 MB/s 0 % 1001.4 MB/s 37.2 %
Compressing Data 21.8 MB/s 0 % 14.2 MB/s 34.8 %
String objects sorting 3168.2 thousand/s 0 % 1877.9 thousand/s 40.7 %
Prime numbers generation 4 millions/s 0 % 3 millions/s 25.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 2810 millions/s 6.7 % 3010.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 2429.8 millions/s 0 % 1559.3 millions/s 35.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Phenom X3 8550, Pentium D 950.

Average frames per second Phenom X3 8550 Pentium D 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 40.9 FPS 34.3 FPS
High settings 65.5 FPS 54.8 FPS
Medium settings 81.9 FPS 68.5 FPS
Low settings 102.3 FPS 85.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 16.3 %

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 Pentium D 950
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 101.5 FPS 96.0 FPS
High settings 162.5 FPS 153.7 FPS
Medium settings 203.1 FPS 192.1 FPS
Low settings 253.8 FPS 240.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %
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