AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2800H

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AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Ryzen 7 2800H

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 250 or AMD Ryzen 7 2800H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009.

The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H was released in Q4/2018.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (68)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group AMD Ryzen 2000H (2)
1 Generation 1
Propus Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 3.00 GHz while the AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 2800H is at 3.30 GHz (3.80 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 or AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency 1.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 11
-- Shader 704
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 12
-- PCIe Bandwidth 11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 2800H has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 45 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 35 W
-- TDP down 54 W
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 2800H is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM3 Socket FP5
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2009 Release date Q4/2018
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (54%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250 (20%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
399 (54%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
734 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
756 (24%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
3088 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1145 (15%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7715 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.30 GHz
1830 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
273 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2800H AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Ryzen 7 2800H
Unknown HP Pavilion All-in-One 24-xa0023ng

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