AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and AMD Athlon 64 2600+ 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 638 vs 448
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 597 vs 374

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs January 2008
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	638 vs 448
PassMark - CPU mark	597 vs 374

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2600+

Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

638

448

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

374

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	638	448
PassMark - CPU mark	597	374
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Athlon 64 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Lima
Launch date	October 2009	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3077	3080
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	122 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	15 Watt