AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs AMD Sempron 3000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and AMD Sempron 3000+ 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 Sempron 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 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 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 62 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 638 vs 462
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 597 vs 286

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	638 vs 462
PassMark - CPU mark	597 vs 286

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 3000+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

638

462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

597

286

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Sempron 3000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	638	462
PassMark - CPU mark	597	286
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	AMD Sempron 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Manila
Launch date	October 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$50
Place in performance rating	3077	3064
Price now	$34.95	$49.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.43	2.41
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	103 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	81 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	62 Watt