Core i3-2340UE vs Athlon II X2 250

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.70
+11.1%

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Core i3-2340UE by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26132668
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateJune 2009 (15 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$250
Current price$26 (0.7x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE 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)
Threads24
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117 mm2149 mm2
Number of transistors410 million624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

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 0.70
+11.1%
i3-2340UE 0.63

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Core i3-2340UE by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X2 250 1080
+10.7%
i3-2340UE 976

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Core i3-2340UE by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.63
Threads 2 4
Cost $39 $250
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 17 Watt

The Athlon II X2 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2340UE in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Core i3-2340UE is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250 and Core i3-2340UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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