AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and AMD Athlon II X2 250u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 X3 445

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 94% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1274 vs 638
  • 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1823 vs 597
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 218
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 404
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs October 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1274 vs 638
PassMark - CPU mark 1823 vs 597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 vs 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 vs 404

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250u

  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250u

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1274
638
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1823
597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
404
Name AMD Athlon II X3 445 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
PassMark - Single thread mark 1274 638
PassMark - CPU mark 1823 597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 404
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.169

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 445 AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Regor
Launch date May 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $91 $35
Place in performance rating 3056 3077
Price now $91 $34.95
Value for money (0-100) 8.33 8.43
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 410 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt