AMD Phenom II X2 P650 vs AMD Athlon II N350

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 P650 and AMD Athlon II N350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X2 P650

AMD Athlon II N350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 P650

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 985 vs 945
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 933 vs 767

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	985 vs 945
PassMark - CPU mark	933 vs 767

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 P650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II N350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

985

945

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

933

767

Name	AMD Phenom II X2 P650	AMD Athlon II N350
PassMark - Single thread mark	985	945
PassMark - CPU mark	933	767
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2644

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X2 P650	AMD Athlon II N350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Champlain
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	19 October 2010	4 October 2010
OPN Tray	HMP650SGR23GM
Place in performance rating	1914	2376
Series	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors	AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3200 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
Die size		117.5 mm
Transistor count		234 Million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)