Ryzen 3 2200U vs Phenom II X2 555 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1812
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data14.22
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2209.78 mm2
Number of transistors758 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FP5
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 January 2010 8 January 2018
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 2200U has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 555 BE and Ryzen 3 2200U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 555 BE is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 2200U is a notebook one.


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