AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 250

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 219
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 398

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642 vs 398

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1285 vs 1170

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1285 vs 1170

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1170

1285

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

219

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

398

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1170	1285
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642	398
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.714

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manchester
Launch date	June 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$309
Place in performance rating	3204	3318
Price now	$189.95	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.70	1.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt