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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1636 vs 1201
- 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3591 vs 1155
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs September 2010 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1636 vs 1201 |
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 950 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1636 | 1201 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3591 | 1155 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 514 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1557 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 950 | AMD Athlon II X2 250e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Regor |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | September 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | $77 |
OPN PIB | AD950XAGABBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD950XAGM44AB | |
Place in performance rating | 2088 | 2081 |
Price now | $59.99 | $76.73 |
Series | AMD Athlon X4 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 26.05 | 7.49 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.5 GHz | |
Die size | 246 mm | 117 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 410 million |
Unlocked | ||
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45/65 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |