Opteron 250 vs E2-3000M
Aggregate performance score
E2-3000M outperforms Opteron 250 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3312 | 3463 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD E-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | 0.11 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (14 years ago) | December 2004 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $12 |
Detailed specifications
E2-3000M and Opteron 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 106 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on E2-3000M and Opteron 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FS1 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000M and Opteron 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE4.1/2, 3DNow, Radeon HD 6380G | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000M and Opteron 250 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000M and Opteron 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6380G | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 0.24 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
E2-3000M has a 58% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 306% more advanced lithography process, and 154% lower power consumption.
The AMD E2-3000M is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Opteron 250 in performance tests.
Be aware that E2-3000M is a notebook processor while Opteron 250 is a server/workstation one.
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