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.
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 250u | Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Conroe |
Launch date | October 2009 | Q3'06 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $35 | |
Place in performance rating | 3078 | 3065 |
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 |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) |