AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE 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 5200+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	June 2009 vs September 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199
PassMark - CPU mark	1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642
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 5200+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	June 2009	September 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$39
Place in performance rating	3204	not rated
Price now	$189.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.6 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	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt