AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE and AMD Phenom X4 9650 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, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1312 vs 904
• Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 411 vs 283
• 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.25 vs 0.833
• Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.709 vs 8.403

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650

• 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 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1713 vs 1301
• Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 762

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1312 904
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1301 1713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	411 283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	762 990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	2.25 0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.709 8.403

Compare specifications (specs)