AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 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 Dual-Core E2160

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 218 vs 198
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 404 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404 vs 347

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 681 vs 637
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 648 vs 598

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	681 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark	648 vs 598

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

598

648

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

218

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

404

347

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
PassMark - Single thread mark	637	681
PassMark - CPU mark	598	648
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	218	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	404	347

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	October 2009	Q3'06
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	3078	3064
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	8.43
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E2160
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Base frequency		1.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°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
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)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)