AMD Phenom II X2 550

Price and performance details for the AMD Phenom II X2 550 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD Phenom II X2 550

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 80 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 550 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 28.01

Overall Rank: 3084

Last Price Change: $41.35 USD (2022-07-06)

Average CPU Mark

1158

Single Thread Rating: 1228²
Samples: 453*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,941
Thread: 1,035

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 550

Integer Math	3,230 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,630 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,255 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	313.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,662 KBytes/Sec
Physics	144 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	537 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,228 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 550

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,158

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.30
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		163.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.10
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		68.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
AMD Phenom II X2 550		28.01
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,228

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 550
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1822870 - May 20 2023		1257
BL1780471 - Mar 28 2023		1003
BL1747596 - Feb 17 2023		1301
BL1709194 - Jan 01 2023		910
BL1679693 - Nov 26 2022		912

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 550
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,158
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,117 (-3.5%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		912 (-21.2%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		874 (-24.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,242 (+7.2%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,135 (-2.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,063 (-8.2%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,024 (-11.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		997 (-13.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		940 (-18.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,218 (+5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,132 (-2.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Phenom II X2 550		1,002 (-13.5%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 550 Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,105
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,459
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,600
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,192
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,789
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,729
AMD Phenom II X2 550		620

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