AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs 64 3000+ |
Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
 | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,690 | | More cores 2 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 130 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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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 | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,690 | vs | 682 | Around 4x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 72.31W | More than 25% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 70 °C | More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 21.44 $/year | More than 25% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 77.96 $/year | More than 25% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon 64 3000+ vs the Athlon II X2 250. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs 64 3000+
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 64 3000+ |
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| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| 754 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | 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 | |||
details | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 64 3000+ |
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| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 130 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 70°C | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 89W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 21.44 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 77.96 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 72.31W | |
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