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AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

The values for the CPUs below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

  • 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 X3 8550×AMD Athlon II X2 240+ ADD
Price Search Online $24.95 - BUY
Socket TypeAM2/AM2+AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.2 GHz2.8 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 ChartQ2 2009Q3 2009
# of Samples75671
CPU Value36.040.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)835(-21.6%)10643(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1079(0.0%)1014(-6.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom X3 8550
1,079
AMD Athlon II X2 240
1,014
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom X3 8550
36.0
AMD Athlon II X2 240
40.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom X3 8550
835
AMD Athlon II X2 240
1,064
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per dayAverage CPU Utilization (0-100%)1Power cost, $ per kWh2
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 X3 8550AMD Athlon II X2 240
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.