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AMD Athlon X2 2400

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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
Significantly lower typical power consumption 36.56W vs 52.81W More than 30% lower typical power consumption
Significantly lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year vs 15.66 $/year More than 30% lower annual home energy cost
Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year vs 56.94 $/year More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost
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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 65 nm A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Much higher clock speed 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz More than 30% higher clock speed
Much better PassMark score 1,750 vs 1,236 More than 40% better PassMark score
Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,008 vs 713 More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,690 vs 1,823 Around 50% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score
Much higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C vs 55 °C Around 35% higher Maximum operating temperature
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz vs 3 GHz Around 25% 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 2.3 GHz More than 75% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X2 2400 vs II X2 250

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Athlon X2 2400
1,823
Athlon II X2 250
2,690

GeekBench

Athlon X2 2400
2,400
Athlon II X2 250
4,461

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Athlon X2 2400
1,236
Athlon II X2 250
1,750

PassMark (Single Core)

Athlon X2 2400
713
Athlon II X2 250
1,008

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Athlon X2 2400  vs
II X2 250 
Clock speed 2.3 GHz 3 GHz
Cores Dual core Dual core
Socket type
AM2
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 45W 65W
Annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 39.42 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 1.45 pt/W 1.79 pt/W
Typical power consumption 36.56W 52.81W

details

 Athlon X2 2400  vs
II X2 250 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 2 2
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
L2 cache per core 0.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 0.5 MB 0 MB
L3 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0 MB/core
Manufacture process 65 nm 32 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 55°C Unknown - 74°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3 GHz 3.72 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 2.3 GHz 4.04 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 1,543.5 2,374.3
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3 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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