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AMD Phenom II X2 550

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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Much more l2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 3.1 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.5 MB/core 2x more l2 cache per core
Significantly lower typical power consumption 102.72W vs 124.5W More than 15% lower typical power consumption
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C vs 70 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much lower annual home energy cost 36.79 $/year vs 46.25 $/year More than 20% lower annual home energy cost
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.86 GHz vs 3.81 GHz Almost the same
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 101.7 $/year vs 120.89 $/year More than 15% lower annual commercial energy cost
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.3 GHz vs 3.12 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)
Newer Sep, 2010 vs Nov, 2009 Release date 10 months later

Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X2 550 vs Athlon II X2 265

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Phenom II X2 550
2,966
Athlon II X2 265
3,122

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Phenom II X2 550
1,601
Athlon II X2 265
1,703

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Phenom II X2 550
125,000 MB/s
Athlon II X2 265
133,500 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Phenom II X2 550
2,839
Athlon II X2 265
3,034

GeekBench

Phenom II X2 550
4,747
Athlon II X2 265
4,028

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Phenom II X2 550
6,919
Athlon II X2 265
7,028

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Phenom II X2 550
2,028
Athlon II X2 265
1,876

PassMark (Single Core)

Phenom II X2 550
1,067
Athlon II X2 265
1,110

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Phenom II X2 550  vs
Athlon II X2 265 
Clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.3 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
AM3
Is unlocked Yes No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
SSE2
MMX
SSE3
SSE
3DNow!
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 80W 65W
Annual home energy cost 46.25 $/year 36.79 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 120.89 $/year 101.7 $/year
Performance per watt 0.89 pt/W 1.11 pt/W
Idle power consumption 84W 62.6W
Peak power consumption 138W 116.1W
Typical power consumption 124.5W 102.72W

details

 Phenom II X2 550  vs
Athlon II X2 265 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 1 MB
L3 cache per core 3 MB/core 0.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 0.85 - 1.43V 0.82 - 1.4V
Operating temperature Unknown - 70°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.81 GHz 3.86 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.12 GHz 3.3 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.81 GHz 3.86 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

bus
Clock speed 2,000 MHz 2,000 MHz
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