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SpecificationAMD Phenom X3 8550AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU Mark1,1511,143
Single Thread8561,132
Cores / threads3 / 32 / 2
Base clock2.20 GHz2.90 GHz
Max turbo——
TDP95 W65 W
SocketAM2/AM2+AM2+/AM3
Memory——
Memory speed——
L3 Cache2 MB—
Release year20092009
CategoryDesktopDesktop
Reference price$28.02$39.88