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The Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz is newer than AMD Phenom X3 8550 is around 45% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Phenom X3 8550 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 602 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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Socket Type | AM2/AM2+ | LGA775 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 2.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 3 (Threads: 3) | 2 (Threads: 2) | |
Cache | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MB | L1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB | |
TDP | 95W | 65W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $17.34 | $11.86 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q2 2009 | Q4 2009 | |
# of Samples | 76 | 526 | |
CPU Value | 41.1 | 12.4 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 856(-30.8%) | 12383(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 1151(-2.1%) | 1176(0.0%) |
AMD Phenom X3 8550 | 1,151 | |
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz | 1,176 | |
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AMD Phenom X3 8550 | 41.1 | |
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz | 12.4 | |
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AMD Phenom X3 8550 | 856 | |
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz | 1,238 | |
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AMD Phenom X3 8550 | Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz | |
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Max TDP | 95W | 65W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |