AMD Phenom X3 8850 vs 8450 |
Released October, 2008
AMD Phenom X3 8850
- 2.5 GHz
- Tri core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X3 8850
 | Is unlocked Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 8450 vs the 8850. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom X3 8850 vs 8450
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom X3 8850 | vs | 8450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Tri core | Tri core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.23 pt/W | 0.94 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 1,800 MHz | |
details | Phenom X3 8850 | vs | 8450 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 3 | 3 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | 0.67 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 71°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.01 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,913.2 | 1,903.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.01 GHz | 2.66 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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