A6-3500 vs Phenom II X2 550

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2566	2427
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.55	6.16
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	November 2009 (14 years ago)	17 August 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	no data
Current price	$21 (0.2x MSRP)	$33

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-3500 has 74% better value for money than Phenom II X2 550.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	2	3
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	258 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	758 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon HD 6530D

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark 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.

A6-3500 outperforms Phenom II X2 550 by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.75	0.92
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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