Phenom II X2 555 BE vs Athlon 200GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1736	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.27	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	7.00	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$55	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 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	AM4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Vega 3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X2 555 BE.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	12	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 September 2018	25 January 2010
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

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