AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 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, 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).

AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	October 2009 vs November 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1060 vs 637
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1891 vs 598
Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 337 vs 218
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1061 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1060 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	1891 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	337 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1061 vs 404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

1060

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

1891

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

337

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

1061

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	1060
PassMark - CPU mark	598	1891
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	337
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	1061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Yorkfield
Launch date	October 2009	November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3078	3080
Price now	$34.95	$49.99
Value for money (0-100)	8.43	17.60
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		Q8300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	164 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	456 million
Base frequency		2.50 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		71 °C
Maximum core temperature		71.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
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	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)