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| AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs 215 |
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 newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3 GHz | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
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Released September, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 215
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 215
![]() | Much more l3 cache 0.5 MB | ![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 0.25 MB/core |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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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 | 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 |
AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() | AMD Athlon II X2 215 ![]() |
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Jorge Argentino (07:12 PM, November 5, 2014)