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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Intel Pentium D 915 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |