AMD Athlon II X2 250 | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 250 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700U - 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 4700U has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U was released in Q1/2020. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | AMD Ryzen 7 (70) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) |
1 | Generation | 3 |
Propus | Architecture | Renoir (Zen 2) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 4700U has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is at 2.00 GHz (4.10 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.10 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon II X2 250 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 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. |
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no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) |
GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.60 GHz |
-- | GPU Generation | 9 |
Technology | 7 nm | |
Max. displays | 3 | |
-- | Compute units | 7 |
-- | Shader | 448 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | 12 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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no iGPU | GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) |
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 & PCIeThe 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 4700U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 64 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 | 8.00 MB |
2.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
-- | PCIe lanes | 12 |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | 35 W |
-- | TDP down | 10 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | 105 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 7 4700U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U |
45 nm | Technology | 7 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 | FP6 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q2/2009 | Release date | Q1/2020 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (Renoir) @ 1.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U |
Unknown | ASUS ZenBook 14 Acer Swift 3 |