Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U vs Phenom X4 9550
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U outperforms Phenom X4 9550 by a whopping 317% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2717 | 1584 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 1.07 | 28.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Raven Ridge (2017−2019) |
| Release date | March 2008 (17 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 210 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 4,950 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U 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 | AM2+ | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1300 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.95 | 3.96 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U has a 316.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom X4 9550 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom X4 9550 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U is a notebook one.
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