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AMD Athlon II X2 250

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD Athlon II X2 250

Reasons to consider the
AMD Athlon II X2 250

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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 newer manufacturing process 32 nm vs 45 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
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
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz vs 3.56 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.04 GHz vs 3.79 GHz More than 5% 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
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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs 215

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 250
2,814
Athlon II X2 215
2,535

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 250
1,524
Athlon II X2 215
1,380

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s
Athlon II X2 215
109,100 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 250
2,690
Athlon II X2 215
2,410

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 250
2,929
Athlon II X2 215
2,564

GeekBench

Athlon II X2 250
4,461
Athlon II X2 215
3,229

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon II X2 250
1,750
Athlon II X2 215
1,580

PassMark (Single Core)

Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Athlon II X2 215
907

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Athlon II X2 250  vs
215 
Clock speed 3 GHz 2.7 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
AM3
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 1.62 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 52.81W

bus
Clock speed 2,000 MHz 2,000 MHz

details

 Athlon II X2 250  vs
215 
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 45 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 0.85 - 1.43V 0.85 - 1.43V
Operating temperature Unknown - 74°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.72 GHz 3.56 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.04 GHz 3.79 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 2,374.3 1,923.6
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz 3.56 GHz

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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Jorge Argentino (07:12 PM, November 5, 2014)
L2 cache is significally different
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