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AMD Phenom 8850 Triple- vs Athlon II X2 B24

The AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 B24 however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Also, AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 180 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core×AMD Athlon II X2 B24+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2+AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.5 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores3 (Threads: 3)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP95W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q1 2010
# of Samples5175
CPU Rank42274238
CPU Value0.047.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)982(-17.1%)11853(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1142(0.0%)1133(-0.8%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core
1,142
AMD Athlon II X2 B24
1,133
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core
NA
AMD Athlon II X2 B24
47.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core
982
AMD Athlon II X2 B24
1,185
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom 8850 Triple-Core AMD Athlon II X2 B24
Max TDP95W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.