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AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E5200

The AMD Phenom II X2 550 is newer than Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz also around 19% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 19% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom II X2 550 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 2073 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II X2 550×Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $45 - BUY
Socket TypeAM2+/AM3LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP80W65W
Yearly Running Cost$14.60$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q2 2009
# of Samples4571616
CPU Value27.820.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12253(0.0%)9973(-18.7%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1150(0.0%)931(-19.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1,150
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz
931
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X2 550
27.8
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz
20.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1,225
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz
997
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz
Max TDP80W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.