Athlon II X2 250u vs E-450
Primary details
Comparing E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zacate (2010−2013) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 October 2009 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $35 |
Detailed specifications
E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.65 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6320 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 20 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 18 Watt | 25 Watt |
E-450 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that E-450 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 250u is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between E-450 and Athlon II X2 250u, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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