AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 X4 950

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1201
• 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3591 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e

• Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1640 1201
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3591 1155

Compare specifications (specs)