AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Pentium E6500

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250u and Intel Pentium E6500 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 1 month(s) later
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date October 2009 vs August 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6500

  • Around 83% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1240 vs 637
  • Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1161 vs 598
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 355 vs 218
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 625 vs 404
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1240 vs 637
PassMark - CPU mark 1161 vs 598
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 355 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 625 vs 404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250u
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
637
1240
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
598
1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
218
355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
404
625
Name AMD Athlon II X2 250u Intel Pentium E6500
PassMark - Single thread mark 637 1240
PassMark - CPU mark 598 1161
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 218 355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 404 625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.533
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 250u Intel Pentium E6500

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Wolfdale
Launch date October 2009 August 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $35 $50
Place in performance rating 3078 3092
Price now $34.95 $157.95
Value for money (0-100) 8.43 3.28
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number E6500
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 82 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.93 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 410 million 228 million
Base frequency 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 74.1°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 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)