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AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 3 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 8.31

Overall Rank:
4210th fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
4115th fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
1215th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $147.00 USD (2026-01-10)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1221
Single Thread Rating
836

Samples: 257*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,878
Thread: 734

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core

Integer Math3,682 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,745 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,441 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption310.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,048 KBytes/Sec
Physics114 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions608 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread836 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,454
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,943
Apple M4 10 Core
23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,221
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.24
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
126.29
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.62
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
8.31
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
836
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2260515 - Nov 30 2024
1302
BL1944751 - Nov 12 2023
929
BL5047832 - Oct 08 2023
1390
BL1689401 - Dec 07 2022
1349
BL1530729 - Mar 11 2022
1377
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,221
Intel Core2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,159 (-5.1%)
AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,519 (+24.3%)
AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,597 (+30.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,331 (+9.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,302 (+6.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,133 (-7.3%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
934 (-23.5%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,197 (-2.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
2,093 (+71.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
2,081 (+70.4%)
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,712 (+40.2%)
AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
1,645 (+34.7%)

Is the AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,384
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,770
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core
134