Atom x5-E3940 vs Duo T2250

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Aggregate performance score

Core Duo T2250
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.22
Atom x5-E3940
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.23
+459%

Atom x5-E3940 outperforms Core Duo T2250 by a whopping 459% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31982327
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCore Duo5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.6711.65
Architecture codenameYonah (2005−2006)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)30 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed1.73 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache0 KB56K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size90 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data103 °C
Number of transistors151 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.7625-1.3Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940 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)
SocketPPGA478Intel BGA 1296
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR3-1866
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 500

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Duo T2250 and Atom x5-E3940.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

Duo T2250 0.22
Atom x5-E3940 1.23
+459%

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.

Duo T2250 350
Atom x5-E3940 1953
+458%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.22 1.23
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 10 Watt

Atom x5-E3940 has a 459.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 210% lower power consumption.

The Atom x5-E3940 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Duo T2250 in performance tests.


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