Athlon X2 7550 vs Phenom II X4 N950
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2107 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Kuma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | December 2008 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 285 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 450 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N950 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N950 is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 7550 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N950 and Athlon X2 7550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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