Atom Z612 vs Athlon II X2 250e
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2985 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 0.65 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Regor (2009−2013) | Lincroft (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 4 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $77 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X2 250e and Atom Z612 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | cDMI |
| Bus rate | no data | 400 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 117 mm2 | 65.2526 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 140 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X2 250e and Atom Z612 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3 | Intel BGA 518 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 1 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Atom Z612. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Atom Z612. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 3.2 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | PowerVR SGX535 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Atom Z612.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 4 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 1 Watt |
Athlon II X2 250e has an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Atom Z612, on the other hand, has 4400% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon II X2 250e and Intel Atom Z612. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X2 250e is a desktop processor while Atom Z612 is a notebook one.
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