Athlon II X2 250 vs Athlon II X3 435

Place in performance ranking	2305	2590
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.72	3.61
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Rana (2009−2011)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	October 2009 (14 years ago)	June 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$39
Current price	$17.65 (0.1x MSRP)	$26 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 435 has 86% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X3 435 and Athlon II X2 250 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	3	2
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	169 mm²	117 mm²
Number of transistors	300 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 435 and Athlon II X2 250 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)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 435 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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 X3 435 1.06
+51.4%

Athlon II X2 250 0.70

Athlon II X3 435 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 51% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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 435 1644
+52.2%

Athlon II X2 250 1080

Athlon II X3 435 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 52% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 435 325
+6.6%

Athlon II X2 250 305

Athlon II X3 435 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 7% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 435 834
+57.7%

Athlon II X2 250 529

Athlon II X3 435 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 58% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.