AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF and AMD Phenom II X2 550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

AMD Phenom II X2 550

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x 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

Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 550

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X2 550
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3319
PassMark - Single thread mark		1233
PassMark - CPU mark		1167

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF	AMD Phenom II X2 550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen+	Callisto
Launch date	Q1'2020	November 2009
OPN Tray	YD1600BBAFBOX
Place in performance rating	2029	2042
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$133
Price now		$49.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.92
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	39.74 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20