AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X2 250 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) - 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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) was released in 02/2016. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Broadcom BCM (3) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Broadcom BCM2837B0 (1) |
1 | Generation | 3 |
Propus | Architecture | Cortex-A15 |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) |
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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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is at 1.40 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 1.40 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The AMD Athlon II X2 250 or Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) 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 | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
GPU frequency | 0.40 GHz | |
-- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
-- | GPU Generation | 5 |
Technology | 40 nm | |
Max. displays | 2 | |
-- | Compute units | 2 |
-- | Shader | 24 |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
-- | Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB |
-- | DirectX Version | -- |
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 | Broadcom VideoCore 5 |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
No | Codec VP9 | No |
No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
No | Codec AVC | Decode |
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 Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) supports up to 1 GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 3.6 GB/s. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 1 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 3.6 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W, while the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) has a TDP of 7 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 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 7 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | 4 W |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 250 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) is manufactured in 40 nm and has a 0.50 MB cache. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Characteristic | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
45 nm | Technology | 40 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
AM3 | Socket | -- |
AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Linux |
Q2/2009 | Release date | 02/2016 |
-- | Release price | 35 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
Broadcom VideoCore 5 @ 0.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 250
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0)
4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250 | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (Broadcom BCM2837B0) |
Unknown | Raspberry Pi 3 B+ |