Phenom II X2 550 BE vs Ryzen 5 3500

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	910	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date	no data	1 June 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	258 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE 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	Socket AM4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500 and Phenom II X2 550 BE.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	7 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt

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