AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Pentium D 950 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 Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 404 vs 389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs January 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 695 vs 637
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 681 vs 598
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 220 vs 218

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	695 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	681 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	220 vs 218

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

681

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

220

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

389

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	695
PassMark - CPU mark	598	681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	389

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Presler
Launch date	October 2009	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3078	3042
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		950
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	130 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)