AMD A10-7700K vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7700K and AMD Phenom II X2 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1430 vs 1233
• 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3193 vs 1167

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550

• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7700K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1430 1233
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3193 1167

Compare specifications (specs)