Athlon II X2 250 vs Xeon E5-2670 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2670 v2
2013
10 cores / 20 threads, 115 Watt
7.14
+950%
Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68

Xeon E5-2670 v2 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 950% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10002740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.293.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.880.99
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EP (2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$927$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 250 has 58% better value for money than Xeon E5-2670 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads202
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache25 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm45 nm
Die size160 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature82 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v2 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA2011AM3
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59.7 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes40no 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.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 7.14
+950%
Athlon II X2 250 0.68

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 11347
+951%
Athlon II X2 250 1080

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 504
+64.2%
Athlon II X2 250 307

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.

Xeon E5-2670 v2 3405
+532%
Athlon II X2 250 539

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.14 0.68
Recency 1 September 2013 2 June 2009
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 20 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v2 has a 950% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 250, on the other hand, has 76.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2670 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2670 v2 and Athlon II X2 250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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