Intel Pentium 2030M vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

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Intel Pentium 2030M CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X2 550
Intel Pentium 2030M AMD Phenom II X2 550

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium 2030M or AMD Phenom II X2 550 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium 2030M has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 2030M was released in Q1/2013.

The AMD Phenom II X2 550 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 550 was released in Q4/2009.
Intel Pentium (150) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
Intel Pentium 2000 (5) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 545 (9)
4 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge U Architecture Callisto (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium 2030M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz. The AMD Phenom II X2 550 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz.

Intel Pentium 2030M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 550
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.50 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium 2030M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 550
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium 2030M supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X2 550 can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Pentium 2030M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 550
DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium 2030M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the AMD Phenom II X2 550 is 80 W.

Intel Pentium 2030M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 550
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 80 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium 2030M has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Phenom II X2 550 cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Pentium 2030M Characteristic AMD Phenom II X2 550
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
PGA 988 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2013 Release date Q4/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
502 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
404 (80%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
968 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
736 (76%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
1402 (70%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
1995 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
421 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
754 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
283 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
82 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium 2030M Intel Pentium 2030M
2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
157 (100%)

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