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).

 

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: 1892 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 1892 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
1892
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 1892
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)