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| AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs A4 3400 |
Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Higher clock speed 3 GHz |
![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | ![]() | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz |
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Released September, 2011
AMD A4 3400
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the A4 3400
![]() | Much more l3 cache 0.5 MB | ![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 0.25 MB/core | ![]() | Newer Sep, 2011 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 3.5 GHz | More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 71.5 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much more l3 cache | 0.5 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 0.25 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
Newer | Sep, 2011 | vs | Jun, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs A4 3400
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,814
A4 3400
2,511
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
1,524
A4 3400
1,367
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
A4 3400
112,400 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
A4 3400
2,446
GeekBench
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
A4 3400
3,423
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Athlon II X2 250
1,810
A4 3400
3,120
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
A4 3400
1,595
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
A4 3400
903
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | A4 3400 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | None | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
FM1 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
ABM | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | 1.57 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W |
details | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | A4 3400 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 0 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.43V | 0.91 - 1.41V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 71.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 25 | 10 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.72 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,374.3 | 1,356.5 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | GPU | |
Label | N/A | Radeon™ HD 6410D | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | 600 MHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() | AMD A4 3400 ![]() |
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