Athlon 64 FX-55 vs Ryzen 3 2200G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1363 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.79 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 6.19 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 10 October 2004 (20 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | $180 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 10 October 2004 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Ryzen 3 2200G has an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 2200G and Athlon 64 FX-55. We've got no test results to judge.
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