AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Celeron 7305L

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AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron 7305L
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Intel Celeron 7305L

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 250 or Intel Celeron 7305L - 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 Intel Celeron 7305L has 5 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 7305L was released in Q3/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Celeron (165)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Celeron 7000 (3)
1 Generation 12
Propus Architecture Alder Lake U
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 Intel Celeron 7305L has 5 CPU cores and 6 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron 7305L is at 1.00 GHz.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic Intel Celeron 7305L
2 Cores 5
2 Threads 6
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz A-Core 1.00 GHz
1x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 0.90 GHz
4x Gracemont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic Intel Celeron 7305L
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 or Intel Celeron 7305L 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 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
GPU frequency 0.20 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 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 Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU)
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
No Codec AV1 Decode
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 Intel Celeron 7305L supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic Intel Celeron 7305L
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 3.25 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 20
-- PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the Intel Celeron 7305L has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic Intel Celeron 7305L
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Celeron 7305L is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 11.25 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Characteristic Intel Celeron 7305L
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket BGA 1744
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2009 Release date Q3/2022
-- Release price 107 $
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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 (100%)
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 (100%)
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
Intel UHD Graphics 12th Gen (48 EU) @ 1.10 GHz
844 (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 (100%)
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Intel Celeron 7305L Intel Celeron 7305L
5C 6T @ 1.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Intel Celeron 7305L
Unknown Unknown

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