Athlon II N350 vs Phenom X4 9550

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X4 9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.08
+116%

Phenom X4 9550 outperforms Athlon II N350 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24232885
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency1.041.30
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data3200 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm2117.5 mm2
Number of transistors450 million234 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+S1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

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 X4 9550 1.08
+116%
Athlon II N350 0.50

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 X4 9550 1656
+116%
Athlon II N350 767

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 0.50
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom X4 9550 has a 116% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon II N350, on the other hand, has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom X4 9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N350 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9550 is a desktop processor while Athlon II N350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9550 and Athlon II N350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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