AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Phenom X3 8250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 729
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | September 2010 vs September 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1091 vs 729 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 1043
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1084 vs 1043 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 220 | AMD Phenom X3 8250e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1091 | 729 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1043 | 1084 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 339 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 603 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 | AMD Phenom X3 8250e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Toliman |
Launch date | September 2010 | September 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $32 | |
Place in performance rating | 2646 | 2650 |
Price now | $32.19 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 14.92 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | 285 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 410 million | 450 million |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |