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AMD Phenom II X2 550: specs and benchmarks

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Summary

AMD started AMD Phenom II X2 550 sales on November 2009 at a recommended price of $133. This is Callisto architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3100 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 80 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

It provides poor benchmark performance at 1.31 percent of a leader's which is AMD EPYC 7763.

General info

Of Phenom II X2 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in our rating

1888

Value for money (0-100)

9.39

Market segment

Desktop processor

Architecture codename

Callisto

Launch date

November 2009 (11 years ago)

Launch price (MSRP)

$133

Price now

$22

of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technical specs

Basic processor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores

Threads

Boost clock speed

3.1 GHz

of 5.3 (Core i9-10900KF)

L1 cache

128 KB (per core)

of 896 (Atom C3950)

L2 cache

512 KB (per core)

of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550)

L3 cache

6 MB (shared)

of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998)

Chip lithography

45 nm

of 5 (Apple M1)

Die size

258 mm²

Transistor count

758 million

of 16000 (Apple M1)

64 bit support

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration

of 8 (Opteron 842)

Socket

AM3

Thermal design power (TDP)

80 Watt

of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550's memory controller.

Supported memory types

DDR3

of 4266 (Ryzen 9 4900H)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X2 550. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

1.31

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario.

1148

Game benchmarks

Let's see how good Phenom II X2 550 is for a gaming PC, compared with system requirements of some popular titles. Remember that sometimes official hardware requirements may reflect real performance inaccurately.