AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE and Intel Pentium D 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt
• Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1307 vs 695
• Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1296 vs 681
• Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 411 vs 220
• Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 762 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

• Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1307 695
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1296 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	411 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	762 389

Compare specifications (specs)