AMD E2-3200 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of AMD E2-3200 and AMD Phenom II X2 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD E2-3200

AMD Phenom II X2 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E2-3200

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Launch date	September 2011 vs November 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1233 vs 971
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1167 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1233 vs 971
PassMark - CPU mark	1167 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E2-3200
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

971

1233

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

1167

Name	AMD E2-3200	AMD Phenom II X2 550
PassMark - Single thread mark	971	1233
PassMark - CPU mark	968	1167
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2253

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E2-3200	AMD Phenom II X2 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Callisto
Launch date	September 2011	November 2009
Place in performance rating	2002	2042
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$133
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)