AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620 and AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 687

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 377 vs 312

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	312 377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1083 687

Compare specifications (specs)