AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 598 vs 588
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 404 vs 387

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs July 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	598 vs 588
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404 vs 387

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 661 vs 637

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	661 vs 637

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

661

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

588

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

387

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	661
PassMark - CPU mark	598	588
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	387

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Duo E4300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	October 2009	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3085	3074
Price now	$34.95	$11.99
Value for money (0-100)	8.43	25.80
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E4300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	111 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	167 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		61.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Scenario Design Power (SDP)		12 W
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
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)