AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 640

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

CPU is newer: launch date 10 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 1199
Around 93% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2262 vs 1170
Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1191 vs 642
8.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.776 vs 0.343
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.618 vs 5.142
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.17 vs 0.089
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.052 vs 1.714

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212 vs 1199
PassMark - CPU mark	2262 vs 1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191 vs 642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776 vs 0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618 vs 5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17 vs 0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052 vs 1.714

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

1199

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2262

1170

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

358

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

642

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.776

0.343

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.618

5.142

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.17

0.089

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.052

1.714

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Athlon II X2 250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	1199
PassMark - CPU mark	2262	1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191	642
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052	1.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.184

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Regor
Launch date	May 2010	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$39
Place in performance rating	3034	3204
Price now	$239.95	$189.95
Value for money (0-100)	4.07	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	3 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)	95 Watt	65 Watt