Sempron 145 vs Athlon X2 7550

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.69
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Sargas (2009−2011)
Release dateDecember 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$95

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors450 million234 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145 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+AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7550 and Sempron 145.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon X2 7550 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Sempron 145, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

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