Athlon 64 X2 5600+ vs Phenom II X2 550

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2669	2817
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	0.61
Architecture codename	Callisto (2009−2010)	Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date	4 November 2009 (15 years ago)	December 2006 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$133	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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	2	2
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	258 mm2	220 mm2
Number of transistors	758 million	227 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	89 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 5600+.

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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.73	0.57
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	89 Watt

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