AMD Athlon II X2 250e Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2010 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 250e, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 250e
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 250e has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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 45 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): 45 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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: Q3/2010
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron J1900
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
1139
1139
Intel Core2 Duo E6850
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1137
1137
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1137
1137
Intel Core2 Duo E6850
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1137
1137
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
1135

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

MediaTek MT8173
NoneC NoneT @ --
768
768
UNISOC SC9863A
NoneC NoneT @ --
768
768
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
767
767
AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.1 GHz
766
766
AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.2 GHz
765
765

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.3 GHz
396
396
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
396
396
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
394
394
Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
392
392
Intel Pentium 2127U
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
389
389