AMD Ryzen 5 2600E vs AMD Phenom X3 8550

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,569

Rank #436

vs
3,968

Rank #1,917

5,569
3,968

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 28.7% (Rank #436 vs #1917)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,705

Rank #411

vs
3,735

Rank #1,926

5,705
3,735

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 34.5% (Rank #411 vs #1926)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,364

Rank #447

vs
4,317

Rank #1,705

5,364
4,317

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 19.5% (Rank #447 vs #1705)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,798

Rank #535

vs
4,484

Rank #1,640

4,798
4,484

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 6.5% (Rank #535 vs #1640)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,014

Rank #418

vs
4,470

Rank #1,529

5,014
4,470

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 10.8% (Rank #418 vs #1529)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,798

Rank #577

vs
4,462

Rank #1,655

4,798
4,462

Ryzen 5 2600E wins by 7% (Rank #577 vs #1655)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 2600E Phenom X3 8550 Diff
Cores
6
3
+50%
Threads
12
3
+75%
Base Frequency
3,100 MHz
2,200 MHz
+29%
Clock Multiplier
31x
11x
+64.5%
L1 Cache
577 KB
125 KB
+78.3%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+83.7%
L3 Cache
16 MiB
2 MiB
+88.1%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
64 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
44 GB/s
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
95 W
52.6% less
Process (lower is better)
12 nm
65 nm
81.5% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 2600E Phenom X3 8550
Designer AMD AMD
Family Ryzen --
Series 2000 --
Model Number 2600E --
Microarchitecture Zen+ --
Core Name Pinnacle Toliman
Core Family 23 --
Core Model 8 --
Socket Socket Socket AM2+
Package µOPGA-1331 µPGA
Chipset Promontory --
Memory Type DDR4-2933 --
ECC Support Yes --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 2600E
AMD
Phenom X3 8550
AMD

Family

Ryzen 5 2600E
Ryzen
Phenom X3 8550
--

Series

Ryzen 5 2600E
2000
Phenom X3 8550
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 2600E
2600E
Phenom X3 8550
--

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 2600E
Zen+
Phenom X3 8550
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 2600E
Pinnacle
Phenom X3 8550
Toliman

Core Family

Ryzen 5 2600E
23
Phenom X3 8550
--

Core Model

Ryzen 5 2600E
8
Phenom X3 8550
--

Socket

Ryzen 5 2600E
Socket
Phenom X3 8550
Socket AM2+

Package

Ryzen 5 2600E
µOPGA-1331
Phenom X3 8550
µPGA

Chipset

Ryzen 5 2600E
Promontory
Phenom X3 8550
--

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 2600E
DDR4-2933
Phenom X3 8550
--

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 2600E
Yes
Phenom X3 8550
--

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 2600E
Desktop
Phenom X3 8550
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 2600E
No
Phenom X3 8550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 2600E Phenom X3 8550
Process 12 nm 65 nm
Die Area 213 mm² 285 mm²
Transistor Count 4.80 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 2600E
12 nm
Phenom X3 8550
65 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 2600E
213 mm²
Phenom X3 8550
285 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 2600E
4.80 billion
Phenom X3 8550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 2600E
GlobalFoundries
Phenom X3 8550
--

Technology

Ryzen 5 2600E
CMOS
Phenom X3 8550
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 2600E
64-bit
Phenom X3 8550
--

ISA

Ryzen 5 2600E
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom X3 8550
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 2600E Phenom X3 8550
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EMMX
F16C
FMA3
FPU
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SenseMI
XFR 2
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64