AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Pentium 3550M

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Phenom II X2 521 Intel Pentium 3550M
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Phenom II Intel Pentium
• Generation
  1 4
• CPU group
  AMD Phenom II - 500 Intel Pentium 3000

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Pentium 3550M by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.50 GHz 2.30 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  No turbo No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  10
• Shader
  80
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  7.5
• DirectX Version
  11.1
• Technology
  22 nm
• Release date
  Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X2 521 or Intel Pentium 3550M? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  65 W 37 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  2.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Regor (K10) Haswell U
• Technology
  45 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  AM3 PGA 946
• Release date
  Q2/2011 Q4/2013

List of devices based on AMD Phenom II X2 521 and Intel Pentium 3550M.

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