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AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs Intel Pentium E5300

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e is newer than Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz and is around 31% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e is around 18% faster in single-thread testing. Also, Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz uses around 36% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1543 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 250e×Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $86.24 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP45W65W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2011Q2 2009
# of Samples61537
CPU Value15.710.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12043(0.0%)10243(-15.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1202(0.0%)921(-23.4%)
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 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
1,202
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
921
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
15.7
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
10.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
1,204
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
1,024
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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 250e Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz
Max TDP45W65W
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.