AMD E1-2500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Comparative analysis of AMD E1-2500 and AMD Athlon II X2 250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD E1-2500

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E1-2500

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 65 Watt
7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.416 vs 0.343
12.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 62.654 vs 5.142
Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.17 vs 0.089
27.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 5.002 vs 0.184
7.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 12.81 vs 1.714

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs June 2009
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.416 vs 0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.654 vs 5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17 vs 0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.002 vs 0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.81 vs 1.714

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1199 vs 450
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1170 vs 590
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 149
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 642 vs 261

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1199 vs 450
PassMark - CPU mark	1170 vs 590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 149
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	642 vs 261

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E1-2500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

450

1199

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

590

1170

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

149

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

261

642

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.416

0.343

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

62.654

5.142

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.17

0.089

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.002

0.184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.81

1.714

Name	AMD E1-2500	AMD Athlon II X2 250
PassMark - Single thread mark	450	1199
PassMark - CPU mark	590	1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	149	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	261	642
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.416	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	62.654	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.002	0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	12.81	1.714
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	390
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2470
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	390
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	889
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2470
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD E1-2500	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Regor
Family	AMD E-Series Processors
Launch date	23 May 2013	June 2009
OPN Tray	EM2500BJ23HM
Place in performance rating	2671	3204
Series	AMD E1-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$39
Price now		$189.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.4 GHz
Die size	246 mm	117 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1178 million	410 million
Unlocked
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory types	Not Listed	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8240
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0