AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) and AMD Athlon II X2 250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.563 vs 0.343
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.951 vs 5.142
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.293 vs 0.089
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.569 vs 0.184
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.726 vs 1.714

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs June 2009
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.563 vs 0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.951 vs 5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.293 vs 0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.569 vs 0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.726 vs 1.714

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.563

0.343

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.951

5.142

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.293

0.089

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.569

0.184

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.726

1.714

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	AMD Athlon II X2 250
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.563	0.343
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.951	5.142
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.293	0.089
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.569	0.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.726	1.714
PassMark - Single thread mark		1199
PassMark - CPU mark		1170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		642

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	AMD Athlon II X2 250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Regor
Launch date	May 2010	June 2009
Place in performance rating	3261	3204
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$39
Price now		$189.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.70
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Transistor count	904 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