AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Phenom II X2 550 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Phenom II Broadcom BCM
• Generation
  2 3
• CPU group
  AMD Phenom II - 545 Broadcom BCM2837B0

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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
  3.10 GHz 1.40 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 4
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  -- 4x Cortex-A53

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Broadcom VideoCore 5
• GPU frequency
  0.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  2
• Shader
  24
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 1 GB
• Max. displays
  2
• Generation
  5
• Technology
  40 nm
• Release date
  02/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0). 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 Decode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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 LPDDR2
• Max. Memory
  1024 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 1

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0).

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X2 550 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)? 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)
  80 W 7 W
• TDP down
  -- 4 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V None
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a
• L2-Cache
  -- 0.50 MB
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Callisto (K10) Cortex-A15
• Technology
  45 nm 40 nm
• Socket
  AM3 N/A
• Release date
  Q4/2009 02/2016

List of devices based on AMD Phenom II X2 550 and Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0).

• Used in
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