AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Turion 64 X2 64 |
Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
 | Much higher turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
| | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,690 | | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz |
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Released May, 2006
AMD Turion 64 X2 64
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Turion 64 X2 64
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 28.44W | | Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 95 °C |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 8.43 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 30.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much higher turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 0 GHz | Compared to all cpus, 3.6 GHz turbo clock speed is just OK | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,690 | vs | 1,494 | More than 80% better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly 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 | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 1.76 GHz | More than 2x 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 | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,008 | vs | 655 | Around 55% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Newer | Jun, 2009 | vs | May, 2006 | Release date over 3 years later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 1.6 GHz | More than 2.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 28.44W | vs | 52.81W | More than 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature | 95 °C | vs | 74 °C | Around 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | More than 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 30.66 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | More than 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs Turion 64 X2 64
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | Turion 64 X2 64 |
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| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| S1 | |||
| AM2 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | No | |
| 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 | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 30.66 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.79 pt/W | 1.82 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 28.44W | |
details | Athlon II X2 250 | vs | Turion 64 X2 64 |
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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 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 65 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 95°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.72 GHz | 1.76 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | 1.76 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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