AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs 3500+ |
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 | | Much higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | More cores 2 |
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Released February, 2007
AMD Athlon 3500+
- 2.2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the 3500+
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year |
| | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year |
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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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| Much higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 55 °C | Around 35% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2009 | vs | Feb, 2007 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 52.81W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Features Key features of the Athlon II X2 250 vs 3500+
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 3500+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| 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 | 45W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 10.84 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 39.42 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 36.56W | |
details | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 3500+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 55°C | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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