AMD Athlon II X2 250e

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AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 45 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250e Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 15.05

Overall Rank: 2892

Last Price Change: $76.73 USD (2011-09-21)

Average CPU Mark

1155

Single Thread Rating: 1201²
Samples: 5*
*Margin for error: High

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,909
Thread: 1,010

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Integer Math	3,778 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,773 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	359.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	26.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	91 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	606 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,201 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon II X2 250e

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,591
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,760
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,947
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,155

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.27
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.71
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.99
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		50.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.58
AMD Athlon II X2 250e		15.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,201

Last 1 Baselines for AMD Athlon II X2 250e
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1520016 - Feb 21 2022		1264

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Popular comparisons for AMD Athlon II X2 250e
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,155
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,292 (+11.9%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,186 (+2.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,080 (-6.5%)
Intel Pentium G630T @ 2.30GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,029 (-10.9%)
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,383 (+19.7%)
AMD A6-3500 APU vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,379 (+19.4%)
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,362 (+17.9%)
Intel Pentium E5800 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,142 (-1.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,028 (-11.0%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		946 (-18.1%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		906 (-21.6%)
Intel Pentium G640T @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e		1,139 (-1.4%)

Is the AMD Athlon II X2 250e Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,614
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,286
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,815
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,558
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,707
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,694
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,661
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,620
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,451
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,438
AMD Athlon II X2 250e		244

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