AMD Phenom X3 8250e vs Athlon II X2 250

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AMD Athlon II X2 250
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AMD Phenom X3 8250e
AMD Phenom X3 8250e
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Games supported 53%

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating23482344
Value for money3.615.62
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Toliman (2008)
Release dateJune 2009 (13 years old)September 2008 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$39no data
Current price$40 (1x MSRP)$12.95
Value for money

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Technical specs

Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size117 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors410 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e 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
SocketAM3AM2+
Thermal design power (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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 0.86
Phenom X3 8250e 0.86
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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: 67%

Athlon II X2 250 1080
Phenom X3 8250e 1084
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Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom X3 8250e. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 1.1 Mh/s no data

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Boost clock speed 3000 1900
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

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AMD Athlon II X2 250
Athlon II X2 250

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AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Phenom X3 8250e

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Competitors of Athlon II X2 250 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon II X2 250 by Intel is Celeron G1101, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 5 positions in our rating.

Intel Celeron G1101 Celeron G1101
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon II X2 250:

Celeron G530 101.16
Athlon II X2 250 100

Competitors of Phenom X3 8250e by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom X3 8250e by Intel is Celeron G1101, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

Intel Celeron G1101 Celeron G1101
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom X3 8250e:

Celeron G530 101.16
Phenom X3 8250e 100

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