AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon XP 2400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 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 XP 2400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 68 Watt
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 375
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 234

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs September 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 68 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1198 vs 375
PassMark - CPU mark	1165 vs 234

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1198

375

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1165

234

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250	AMD Athlon XP 2400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1198	375
PassMark - CPU mark	1165	234
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 XP 2400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Thorton
Launch date	June 2009	September 2003
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$90
Place in performance rating	3194	3185
Price now	$189.95	$89.99
Value for money (0-100)	2.70	1.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	80 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	63 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	68 Watt