Atom x5-E8000 vs Phenom II X2 550

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2683	2804
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency	0.86	11.54
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date	4 November 2009 (15 years ago)	8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	1.04 GHz
Multiplier	no data	10
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	258 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	758 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (320 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Atom x5-E8000.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.73	0.61
Recency	4 November 2009	8 February 2016
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	5 Watt

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