AMD Phenom™ II Processors

Live your life in HD. AMD Phenom™ II is for high definition entertainment, gaming, creativity, and beyond. With AMD Phenom™ II processors as the foundation, you'll enjoy a new level of responsiveness and visual intensity. AMD puts high definition computing within everyone’s reach.

Superior technologies for HD video. Enjoy a superior high definition experience for HD videos on you PC. AMD Phenom™ II processor are the powerful engine behind your fidelity, high definition video entertainment experience. Only AMD puts the Ultimate Visual Experience™ for HD video within your reach.

Enjoy entertainment beyond your media library. Get HD content online, offline, wherever you want it, however you want it. Your system can handle whatever you dish out - and serve it up on screen in full, high definition glory.*

Perfect chemistry. Combine AMD Phenom™ II processors and ATI Radeon™ HD graphics to really see the difference. Enjoy smooth video, brilliant videos and immersive games. AMD unleashes visual clarity and responsiveness for what you want to do.

Performance

Do it all. AMD Phenom™ II processors have the power to do it all. Featuring next-generation quad-core design, they crush even the most demanding tasks. So design it, render it, play it, create it, stream it, HD it.* With AMD Phenom™ II processors, if you can imagine it, you can do it.

Energy Efficient

Make a choice you can feel good about. AMD Phenom™ II processors were designed with energy efficiency in mind. Capitalizing on AMD's leadership in energy efficiency, they incorporate all of the latest technology that gives you performance when you need it and save power when you don’t.

Look for ENERGY STAR® with AMD. Thanks to AMD's power-saving innovations, you can count on machines based on AMD Phenom™ II processors for the energy efficiency you want and the performance you need.

AMD Phenom™ II X2 550 BE

Specs
	AMD X2 550 Black Edition
MSRP	$110
Model Number	X2 550 BE
Processor Frequency	3.1GHz
L3 Cache Size	6MB L3
Nominal Voltage	0.850-1.425V
Common AM3 Specs
L1 Cache Sizes:	64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core
L2 Cache Sizes:	512KB of L2 data cache per core
L3 Cache Size:	6MB (shared)
Memory Controller Type:	Integrated 128-bit wide memory controller *
Memory Controller Speed:	Up to 2.0GHz with Dual Dynamic Power Management (all current AM3 processors)
Types of Memory Supported:	Support for unregistered DIMMs up to PC2 8500 (DDR2-1066MHz) -AND- PC3 (DDR3-1333MHz)**
HyperTransport 3.0 Link:	One 16-bit/16-bit link @ up to 4.0GHz full duplex (2.0GHz x2)
Total Processor Bandwidth:	Up to 37.3 GB/s total bandwidth
Packaging:	Socket AM3 938-pin organic micro pin grid array (micro-PGA)
Fab location:	Global Foundaries Fab 1 Module 1
Process Technology:	45-nanometer DSL SOI (silicon-on-insulator) technology
Approximate Transistor count:	~ 758 million (45nm)
Approximate Die Size:	258 mm2 (45nm)
Max Ambient Case Temp / X4 CPUs:	70o Celsius
Nominal Voltage:	0.850-1.425V
Max TDP:	80 Watts

The Phenom II X2 550 BE offers plenty of performance and potential for simple and advanced overclocking for enthusiasts to have fun with. It's a solid chip for gaming and is excellent for multitasking. You wont get a better chip for the price