AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Phenom II X2 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
• Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1896 vs 1233
• 6.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7753 vs 1167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1896 1233
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	7753 1167

Compare specifications (specs)