AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 615e and AMD Athlon II X2 250 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Athlon II X4 615e

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2000 vs 1170
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1539 vs 357
6.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4427 vs 642

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2000 vs 1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1539 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4427 vs 642

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1199 vs 1037

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199 vs 1037

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 615e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

1199

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2000

1170

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1539

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4427

642

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 615e	AMD Athlon II X2 250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	1199
PassMark - CPU mark	2000	1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1539	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4427	642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.714

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 615e	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Regor
Launch date	September 2010	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	$39
Place in performance rating	1746	3204
Price now	$59	$189.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.48	2.70
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	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)	45 Watt	65 Watt