AMD Phenom X3 8250e vs AMD Sempron LE-1250

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8250e and AMD Sempron LE-1250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X3 8250e

AMD Sempron LE-1250

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 729 vs 508
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 301

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2008 vs October 2007
Number of cores	3 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	729 vs 508
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 301

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8250e
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

729

508

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

301

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Sempron LE-1250
PassMark - Single thread mark	729	508
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		918

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Sempron LE-1250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Sparta
Launch date	September 2008	October 2007
Place in performance rating	2643	2646
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$29
Price now		$99.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.60
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)