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AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Phenom II X2 B55

The AMD Phenom II X2 B55 is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 250 and has comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. However, AMD Phenom II X2 B55 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1834 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 250×AMD Phenom II X2 B55+ ADD
Price $34.95 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeAM3AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP65W80W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q4 2009
# of Samples176866
CPU Value33.331.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)11983(-0.2%)12013(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1165(-1.6%)1183(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,165
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
1,183
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 250
33.3
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
31.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,198
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
1,201
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Max TDP65W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.