Turion II N550 vs Phenom II X4 P960

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.97
+76.4%
Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Phenom II X4 P960 outperforms Turion II N550 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24782828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD Turion II
Power efficiency3.671.49
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache512 KB265 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 0.55
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has a 76.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 P960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II N550 in performance tests.


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