A8-7680 vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and A8-7680 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2605	1721
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	15.78
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date	June 2009 (15 years ago)	26 October 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	no data
Current price	$26 (0.7x MSRP)	$53

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-7680 has 337% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and A8-7680 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	117 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	74 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and A8-7680 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and A8-7680 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and A8-7680. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Radeon R7

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-7680 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 227% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.70	2.29
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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