Sempron 140 vs Athlon II X2 250u

Place in the ranking	3016	3094
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Sargas (2009−2011)
Release date	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)	22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$40

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250u and Sempron 140 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	no data	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	117 mm²	117 mm²
Number of transistors	410 million	234 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250u and Sempron 140 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
Socket	AM3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250u and Sempron 140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250u and Sempron 140.

PCIe version

2.0

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 250u 0.38
+22.6%

Sempron 140 0.31

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 250u 598
+23%

Sempron 140 486

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	0.31
Recency	20 October 2009	22 July 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

Athlon II X2 250u has a 22.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 250u is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 140 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250u and Sempron 140, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.