AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium D 915

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and Intel Pentium D 915 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 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 65 nm
  • 9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1198 vs 532
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1163 vs 465
  • Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 179
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 307
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2009 vs July 2006
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1198 vs 532
PassMark - CPU mark 1163 vs 465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 642 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 915

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1198
532
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1163
465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
357
179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
642
307
Name AMD Athlon II X2 250 Intel Pentium D 915
PassMark - Single thread mark 1198 532
PassMark - CPU mark 1163 465
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 642 307
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 Intel Pentium D 915

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Presler
Launch date June 2009 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $39
Place in performance rating 3194 3183
Price now $189.95
Value for money (0-100) 2.70
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 915
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 162 mm2
L1 cache 256 KB 28 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 410 million 376 million
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 63.4°C
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.3375V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM3 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)