AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ vs Phenom X3 8250e

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Combined performance score

Phenom X3 8250e
0.71
+16.4%

Phenom X3 8250e outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom X3 8250e and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25582640
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.621.10
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateSeptember 2008 (15 years old)August 2007 (16 years old)
Current price$12.95 $91
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom X3 8250e has 411% better value for money than Athlon 64 X2 6000+.

Technical specs

Phenom X3 8250e and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2220 mm2
Number of transistors450 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8250e and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 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
SocketAM2+AM2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8250e and Athlon 64 X2 6000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+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.


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.

Phenom X3 8250e 0.71
+16.4%
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 0.61

Phenom X3 8250e outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 16% in our combined 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%

Phenom X3 8250e 1084
+16.4%
Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 931

Phenom X3 8250e outperforms Athlon 64 X2 6000+ by 16% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.71 0.61
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

The Phenom X3 8250e is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 6000+ in performance tests.


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