AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 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
Launch date June 2009 vs May 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

  • Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

Name AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 687
PassMark - Single thread mark 428
PassMark - CPU mark 416

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE AMD Athlon 64 LE-1660

Essentials

Architecture codename Callisto Lima
Launch date June 2009 May 2008
Place in performance rating 3102 3103
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 77 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 758 million 122 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 45 Watt