Athlon II X2 250u vs A8-7600

Primary details

Comparing A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1905not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.95no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date31 July 2014 (10 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$35

Detailed specifications

A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2+AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
iGPU core count6no data
Number of pipelines384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-7600 3219
+438%
Athlon II X2 250u 598

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 July 2014 20 October 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

A8-7600 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 250u, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A8-7600 and Athlon II X2 250u. We've got no test results to judge.


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