AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE 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, 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 X2 7750 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1199 vs 1049
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1170 vs 1002
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 326
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 569

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs December 2008
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199 vs 1049
PassMark - CPU mark	1170 vs 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642 vs 569

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
5.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.89 vs 0.343

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.89 vs 0.343

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1199

1049

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1170

1002

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

326

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

642

569

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.343

1.89

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199	1049
PassMark - CPU mark	1170	1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642	569
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.343	1.89
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 X2 7750 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Kuma
Launch date	June 2009	December 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$39
Place in performance rating	3204	2835
Price now	$189.95
Value for money (0-100)	2.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)