Testseek.com have collected 44 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom 2 X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Socket AM3 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom 2 X2 550 Black Edition 3.1GHz Socket AM3.
July 2009
(84%)
44 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Nearly as speedy in most programs as much costlier AMD CPUs; unlocked for easy overclocking; same architecture and features as quad- and triple-core Phenom II chips
Quad-core CPUs offer better performance for video editing and other multithreaded apps
Budget-conscious gamers or general PC users who don’t edit video or use Adobe apps will find the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition a fine, speedy performer for the price. ...
It is hard to believe that the Phenom II X2 550 can be had for just $100 US. For this money consumers are getting a dual-core Phenom II processor with a 1MB L2 cache, 6MB L3 cache, that operates at 3.10GHz and has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of just 8...
Weak multi-threading throughput, Core unlocking is unreliable
You can now buy PC processors with as many as six cores and support for up to 12 software threads in parallel. With that in mind, why would anyone want the dual-core AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition?Actually, the theory behind this chip makes reasona...
Abstract: Verdict: This fast, dual-core, bargain processor provides plenty of performance for most tasks. This is the first Phenom-branded processor to have only two processing cores, with previous models being triple- or quad-core designs. Other than that, i...
Unlocked multiplier, good performance, AM3 support, good memory performance, good overclocker
Power consumption is still high compared to Intel
They just keep on coming dont they! Today we have the newest member of the Phenom II family, the X2, the dual core variant of the Phenom II X4 9xx series CPUs. What we have with us today is the flagship model, X2 550, which is a descendant of the Phe...
Sí, sabemos lo que están pensando. El Phenom II X2 sucumbió ante el E8400. ¿”Victoria para Intel”, dirán ustedes? Si es así como piensan, les haremos pensar un poquito más allá. El E8400 lo podemos encontrar en estos días a aproximadamente US$ 160 en ...
Abstract: AMD lleva un 2009 lleno de novedades y servidas en cuentagotas, cada mes es noticia y esto es bueno para su imagen. No es la mejor época del fabricante, pero ni mucho menos es una de las peores, ya que cómo hemos visto durante las últimas semanas, AMD ...
AMD nos ha vuelto a dejar muy impresionados con sus nuevos procesadores. Los dos modelos que hemos podido probar hoy corresponden a gamas muy diferentes, ya que el Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition está destinado a usuarios exigentes y jugadores que no...
Sin duda este Phenom 2 no es el único procesador del mercado que tienen buenos niveles de overclocking. De hecho alguno de los procesadores mencionados como el E8600 disponen de un margen de overclocking incluso superior. La ventaja, o eso pensamos...
