Celeron 1037U vs Athlon II X2 250

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
+7.9%
Celeron 1037U
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.63

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Celeron 1037U by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27252770
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency0.993.51
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)20 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size117 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistors410 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II X2 250 0.68
+7.9%
Celeron 1037U 0.63

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.

Athlon II X2 250 1080
+8.8%
Celeron 1037U 993

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 250 307
Celeron 1037U 310
+1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 250 539
+2.7%
Celeron 1037U 525

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.63
Recency 2 June 2009 20 January 2013
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

Athlon II X2 250 has a 7.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron 1037U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 282.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Celeron 1037U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250 and Celeron 1037U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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