AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD Phenom II X2 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 880K

AMD Phenom II X2 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1225
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3663 vs 1150

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 1225
PassMark - CPU mark	3663 vs 1150

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550

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

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1225

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3663

1150

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Phenom II X2 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1225
PassMark - CPU mark	3663	1150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Phenom II X2 550
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2065	2044
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Callisto
Launch date		November 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$133
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	80 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions