E-350 vs Phenom II X2 550 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3147
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD E-Series
Power efficiencyno data1.42
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date1 June 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die size258 mm275 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FT1
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6310

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2009 4 January 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 18 Watt

E-350 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 344.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 550 BE and E-350. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X2 550 BE is a desktop processor while E-350 is a notebook one.


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