AMD Athlon II X2 250u: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Athlon II X2 250u sales on October 2009 at a recommended price of $35. Based on a Regor architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 25 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
We have no data on Athlon II X2 250u benchmark results.
General info
Athlon II X2 250u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Desktop processor | |
Architecture codename | Regor (2009−2013) | |
Release date | October 2009 (14 years old) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
Current price | $22 (0.6x MSRP) | of 17802 (Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
Threads | 2 | |
Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 128 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | of 36 (Apple M2 Max) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7373X) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Die size | 117 mm2 | |
Number of transistors | 410 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X2 250u compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
Socket | AM3 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250u's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | of 5600 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon II X2 250u. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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%
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