AMD A4-3400 vs Athlon II X2 250e

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X2 250e
0.75
+7.1%

Athlon II X2 250e outperforms A4-3400 by 7% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25162561
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.045.85
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date21 September 2010 (13 years old)7 September 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$77no data
Current price$23 (0.3x MSRP)$75
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A4-3400 has 92% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250e.

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400 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 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors410 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400 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
SocketAM3FM1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6410D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400.

PCIe version2.0no 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.


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 250e 0.75
+7.1%
A4-3400 0.70

Athlon II X2 250e outperforms A4-3400 by 7% in our combined 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 250e 1155
+6.8%
A4-3400 1081

Athlon II X2 250e outperforms A4-3400 by 7% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.75 0.70
Recency 21 September 2010 7 September 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 250e and A4-3400. The differences in performance seem too small.


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