AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 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 X2 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 218 vs 211
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 404 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs August 2005
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218 vs 211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404 vs 373

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 646 vs 637
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 958 vs 598

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	646 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	958 vs 598

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

646

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

958

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

211

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

373

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	646
PassMark - CPU mark	598	958
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	211
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	373

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manchester
Launch date	October 2009	August 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3078	3082
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	156 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	89 Watt