A6-3500 vs Phenom II X2 550

Place in the ranking	2666	2534
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.86	1.30
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	4 November 2009 (15 years ago)	17 August 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	2	3
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	258 mm²	228 mm²
Number of transistors	758 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 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	1
Socket	AM3	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Radeon HD 6530D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X2 550 0.73

A6-3500 0.89
+21.9%

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.

Phenom II X2 550 1167

A6-3500 1420
+21.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.73	0.89
Recency	4 November 2009	17 August 2011
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	2	3
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

A6-3500 has a 21.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The A6-3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 550 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 550 and A6-3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.