Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Athlon X2 7550

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7550 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2939
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.49
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Manchester (2005−2006)
Release dateDecember 2008 (16 years ago)December 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7550 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256K
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors450 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7550 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM2+939
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 89 Watt

Athlon X2 7550 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 4200+, on the other hand, has 6.7% lower power consumption.

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