i7-9700 vs Athlon II X2 250e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250e
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.75
Core i7-9700
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.66
+1055%

Core i7-9700 outperforms Athlon II X2 250e by a whopping 1055% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2673899
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.048.78
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.5212.15
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$77$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-9700 has 189% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache128 KB512 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 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)
SocketAM3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Core i7-9700.

PCIe version2.03.0
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 250e 0.75
i7-9700 8.66
+1055%

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 250e 1155
i7-9700 13260
+1048%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 8.66
Recency 21 September 2010 23 April 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X2 250e has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i7-9700, on the other hand, has a 1054.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-9700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250e in performance tests.


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