VIA Nano U2250 vs Athlon II X3 400e
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X3 400e and VIA Nano U2250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2474 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.80 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | VIA Nano |
| Architecture codename | Rana (2009−2011) | Isaiah (2009) |
| Release date | October 2009 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $107 | no data |
| Current price | $64 (0.6x MSRP) | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X3 400e and VIA Nano U2250 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X3 400e and VIA Nano U2250 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | NanoBGA2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 10 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 400e and VIA Nano U2250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no 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.
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 X3 400e outperforms VIA Nano U2250 by 637% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 3 | 1 |
| Threads | 3 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 10 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 400e and VIA Nano U2250. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X3 400e is a desktop processor while VIA Nano U2250 is a notebook one.
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