AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 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 5600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 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
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1199 vs 1018
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1170 vs 909
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 279
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 497

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs December 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199 vs 1018
PassMark - CPU mark	1170 vs 909
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642 vs 497

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1199

1018

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1170

909

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

279

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

497

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199	1018
PassMark - CPU mark	1170	909
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	279
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642	497
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 5600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	June 2009	December 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$39
Place in performance rating	3204	2762
Price now	$189.95	$149.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.70	2.91
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	227 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	89 Watt