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| AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs 64 X2 4400+ |
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 higher clock speed 3 GHz | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 1,750 |
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Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 90 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 higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark score | 1,750 | vs | 1,145 | Around 55% better PassMark score | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,008 | vs | 691 | More than 45% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,690 | vs | 1,629 | More than 65% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | vs | 0.89 pt/W | More than 2x better performance per watt | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 2.75 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.13 GHz | Around 30% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs the Athlon II X2 250. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs 64 X2 4400+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,814
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,435
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
1,524
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,282
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
85.5 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,629
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,929
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,808
GeekBench
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,808
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,145
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 64 X2 4400+ |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
AM2 | |||
939 | |||
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 |
details | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | 64 X2 4400+ |
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Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.72 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,374.3 | 1,605.4 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
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 | 0.89 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W |
AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ ![]() |
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