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AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition review

Verdict:

This fast, dual-core, bargain processor provides plenty of performance for most tasks.

Review Date: 9 Jul 2009

Price when reviewed: £65

Supplier: http://www.tekheads.co.uk

Reviewed By: Seth Barton

Our Rating 4 stars out of 5

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Basic Specifications

Part Code HDZ550WGIBOX
Review Date 9 Jul 2009
Processor core Callisto
Rating **** stars out of 5
Processor clock speed 3.1GHz
Processor socket AM3
Processor process 45nm
Processor number of cores two
Processor supported instructions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, Cool'n'Quiet, AMD-V
Processor multiplier x15.5
Processor external bus 200MHz (2GHz HyperTransport)
Level 1 cache 2x 128KB
Level 2 cache 2x 512KB
Processor level 3 cache 6MB
Supported memory type up to DDR2 1066MHz or DDR3 1333MHz
Processor power rating (TDP) 80W
Price £65
Supplier http://www.tekheads.co.uk
Details www.amd.com

Performance

Shopper 2.0 Image-Editing 111
Shopper 2.0 Video-Editing 78
Shopper 2.0 Multitasking 99
Shopper 2.0 Overall 91
Call of Duty 4 1680 4xAA 57.8fps
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