AMD Phenom X3 8550

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom X3 8550 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.

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AMD Phenom X3 8550

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2/AM2+

Clockspeed: 2.2 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) 8550 Triple-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 41.08

Overall Rank:
4498th fastest in multithreading out of 6006 CPUs
4275th fastest in single threading out of 6006 CPUs
1274th fastest in out of 1588 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $28.02 USD (2024-07-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1151

Single Thread Rating

856

Samples: 76*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,976
Thread: 776

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom X3 8550

Integer Math	3,122 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,680 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,422 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	345.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24,162 KBytes/Sec
Physics	93 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	518 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	856 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of September 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom X3 8550

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of September 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of September 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,226
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,075
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,288
Apple M4 10 Core		23,598
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,824
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,544
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,034
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,651
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,649
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,124
AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,151

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		162.88
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		156.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		123.89
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.16
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		118.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		98.43
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.66
AMD Phenom X3 8550		41.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,689
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,498
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,673
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,558
AMD Phenom X3 8550		856

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom X3 8550
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5077442 - Nov 04 2024		1440
BL1710608 - Jan 03 2023		1388
BL1535767 - Mar 19 2022		1052
BL5010506 - Jan 05 2022		1006
BL1391460 - Apr 06 2021		711

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom X3 8550
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,151
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,225 (+6.4%)
AMD Phenom 8650 Triple-Core vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,218 (+5.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,185 (+2.9%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,138 (-1.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,066 (-7.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,021 (-11.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4700 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,021 (-11.3%)
AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,353 (+17.5%)
AMD Athlon II X3 400e vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,271 (+10.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B24 vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,113 (-3.3%)
Intel Pentium E5500 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		1,058 (-8.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom X3 8550		975 (-15.3%)

Is the AMD Phenom X3 8550 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of September 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,393
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,397
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,107
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,684
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,660
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,380
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,355
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,059
AMD Phenom X3 8550		122

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