AMD Athlon II X2 250 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2009 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 250, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 250
Family: AMD Athlon II
Group: AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 3.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured using a 45 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: AM3
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Propus
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
Release date: Q2/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Sempron 3850
4C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1155
1155
Intel Core2 Duo E7600
2C 2T @ 3.06 GHz
1154
1154
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1145
1145
Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.17 GHz
1139
1139
Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1139
1139

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
764
764
HiSilicon Kirin 650
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
763
763
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
756
756
Intel Celeron N4000C
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
755
755
AMD Athlon 5150
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
754
754

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
403
403
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
399
399
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
399
399
AMD Athlon II X4 645
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
399
399
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
398
398

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X2 255
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
281
281
Intel Core2 Duo E4300
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
280
280
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
273
273
AMD Athlon II X2 245
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
260
260
AMD Athlon II X2 240
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
253
253