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AMD Athlon II X2 265

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Much more l3 cache 1 MB vs 0 MB Compared to all cpus, 1 MB l3 cache is just OK
Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Much more l3 cache per core 0.5 MB/core vs 0 MB/core Compared to all cpus, 0.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.86 GHz vs 3.72 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Newer Sep, 2010 vs Jun, 2009 Release date over 1 years 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
Much better performance per watt 1.79 pt/W vs 1.11 pt/W More than 60% better performance per watt
Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 102.72W Around 50% lower typical power consumption
Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year vs 36.79 $/year 2.3x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 101.7 $/year Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.04 GHz vs 3.3 GHz More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 265 vs 250

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 265
3,122
Athlon II X2 250
2,814

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 265
1,703
Athlon II X2 250
1,524

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 265
133,500 MB/s
Athlon II X2 250
120,700 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon II X2 265
3,034
Athlon II X2 250
2,690

GeekBench

Athlon II X2 265
4,028
Athlon II X2 250
4,461

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon II X2 265
1,876
Athlon II X2 250
1,750

PassMark (Single Core)

Athlon II X2 265
1,110
Athlon II X2 250
1,008

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Athlon II X2 265  vs
250 
Clock speed 3.3 GHz 3 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 36.79 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 101.7 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 1.11 pt/W 1.79 pt/W
Typical power consumption 102.72W 52.81W

bus
Clock speed 2,000 MHz 2,000 MHz

details

 Athlon II X2 265  vs
250 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 1 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 1 MB 0 MB
L3 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 0 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Voltage range 0.82 - 1.4V 0.85 - 1.43V
Operating temperature Unknown - 74°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.86 GHz 3.72 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.3 GHz 4.04 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.86 GHz 3.72 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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