AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 215

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 215

Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1045 vs 637
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 994 vs 598
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 327 vs 218
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 597 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	994 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 215
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1045

637

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

994

598

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

327

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

404

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1045	637
PassMark - CPU mark	994	598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	327	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	597	404

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 215	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$35
Place in performance rating	2699	3085
Price now	$11.99	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	38.69	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt