AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE vs AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE and AMD Athlon XP 3100+ 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 5 year(s) 6 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 41% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date June 2009 vs December 2003
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 3100+

  • Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 80 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 68 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Name AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE AMD Athlon XP 3100+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 377
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 687
PassMark - Single thread mark 431
PassMark - CPU mark 282

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X2 550 BE AMD Athlon XP 3100+

Essentials

Architecture codename Callisto Thorton
Launch date June 2009 December 2003
Place in performance rating 3102 3105
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Transistor count 758 million 63 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 68 Watt