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AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2009
AMD Phenom II X2 550
AMD Phenom II X2 550
Released
2021-04-13
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

What's the best choice AMD Phenom II X2 550 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600G? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Phenom II X2 550 has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q4/2009.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G has a base frequency of 3.9 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2021-04-13.

Differences


Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X2 550 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    853 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    943 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1053 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    712 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    776 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    616 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    699 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1035 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    117 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    3.9 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 80 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    91 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    132 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    70 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    205 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    141 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Phenom II - 545 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Family
    AMD Phenom II left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 4600G
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.9 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 7
  • Generation
    - left arrow 9
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 1900 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Radeon Graphics
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 2 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 448
  • Technology
    - left arrow 7 nm
  • Graphics Cores
    - left arrow 7
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600G and AMD Phenom II X2 550. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 24
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 3.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Phenom II X2 550 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 45 W
  • Configurable TDP
    - left arrow 45-65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X2 550 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Callisto (K10) left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 16 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2009 left arrow 2021-04-13
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Cezanne
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000252BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000252MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000252
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD Phenom II X2 550

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 4472.571953 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / A520M-HVS
Duration: 223.585 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Phenom II X2 550 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

404.000000
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1517.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

736.000000
AMD Phenom II X2 550
7844.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

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