AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Phenom X3 8400

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AMD Phenom X3 8400
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
AMD Athlon II X2 250
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Games supported 53%

General info

Comparing Phenom X3 8400 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating23082348
Value for money7.323.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Regor (2009−2013)
Release dateMarch 2008 (15 years old)June 2009 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39
Current price$9.95 $40 (1x MSRP)
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Technical specs

Phenom X3 8400 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors450 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8400 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+AM3
Thermal design power (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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 8400 0.91
+5.8%
Athlon II X2 250 0.86
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

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: 67%

Phenom X3 8400 1147
+6.2%
Athlon II X2 250 1080

Phenom X3 8400 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by 6% 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: 37%

Phenom X3 8400 190
Athlon II X2 250 359
+88.9%

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Phenom X3 8400 by 89% 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: 37%

Phenom X3 8400 540
Athlon II X2 250 659
+22%

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Phenom X3 8400 by 22% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Mining hashrates

Cryptocurrency mining performance of Phenom X3 8400 and Athlon II X2 250. Usually measured in megahashes per second.

Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) no data 1.1 Mh/s

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.91 0.86
Boost clock speed 2100 3000
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Technical City couldn't decide between

AMD Phenom X3 8400
Phenom X3 8400

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AMD Athlon II X2 250
Athlon II X2 250

The differences in performance seem too small.


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Competitors of Phenom X3 8400 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom X3 8400 from Intel is Pentium E6600, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 5 positions in our rating.

Intel Pentium E6600 Pentium E6600
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom X3 8400:

Celeron G540 101.1
Phenom X3 8400 100

Competitors of Athlon II X2 250 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon II X2 250 by Intel is Celeron G1101, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 5 positions in our rating.

Intel Celeron G1101 Celeron G1101
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon II X2 250:

Celeron G550T 101.16
Athlon II X2 250 100

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