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| 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 |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 250 vs Turion 64 X2 64
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,690
Turion 64 X2 64
1,494
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Athlon II X2 250
2,929
Turion 64 X2 64
1,325
GeekBench
Athlon II X2 250
4,461
Turion 64 X2 64
4,018
3D Mark 11 (Physics)
Athlon II X2 250
1,810
Turion 64 X2 64
1,170
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Athlon II X2 250
1,750
Turion 64 X2 64
1,311
PassMark (Single Core)
Athlon II X2 250
1,008
Turion 64 X2 64
655
Reviews Word on the street
Athlon II X2 250 | vs | Turion 64 X2 64 | ||
![]() | 6.0 | 7.0 |
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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 |
AMD Athlon II X2 250 ![]() | AMD Turion 64 X2 64 ![]() |
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