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AMD Athlon Dual 4850e vs Phenom II X2 550

The AMD Phenom II X2 550 is newer than AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e also around 32% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 26% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 621 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 Athlon Dual Core 4850e×AMD Phenom II X2 550+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2AM2+/AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP45W80W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2009Q2 2009
# of Samples163458
CPU Value20.127.9
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)9033(-26.3%)12263(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)783(-32.2%)1155(0.0%)
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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 8th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e
783
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1,155
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e
20.1
AMD Phenom II X2 550
27.9
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e
903
AMD Phenom II X2 550
1,226
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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 Athlon Dual Core 4850e AMD Phenom II X2 550
Max TDP45W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.090.16
Running cost per day$0.022$0.040
Power consumption per year (kWh)32.958.4
Running cost per year$8.21$14.60
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.