Duron 1800 vs Phenom II X2 550

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2683not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Duron
Power efficiency0.86no data
Architecture codenameCallisto (2009−2010)K7 (2000−2004)
Release date4 November 2009 (15 years ago)15 August 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$133no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266.66 MT/s
Multiplierno data13.5
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)64 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size258 mm280.89 mm2
Number of transistors758 million37 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt57 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 November 2009 15 August 2003
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 57 Watt

Phenom II X2 550 has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Duron 1800, on the other hand, has 40.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 550 and Duron 1800. We've got no test results to judge.


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