AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs AMD A8-5500B

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AMD Athlon II X2 250e CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD A8-5500B
AMD Athlon II X2 250e AMD A8-5500B

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 250e and the AMD A8-5500B and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2 core processor released in Q3/2010 with the AMD A8-5500B which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family AMD A (112)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group AMD A8-5000 (3)
1 Generation 2
Propus Architecture Trinity (Piledriver)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD A8-5500B clocks with 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X2 250e Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.70 GHz

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 250e Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 7560D
GPU frequency 0.76 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 4
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 256
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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 HD 7560D
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 250e, while the AMD A8-5500B supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 29.9 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X2 250e Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the AMD A8-5500B is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X2 250e Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD A8-5500B is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD Athlon II X2 250e Characteristic AMD A8-5500B
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM3 Socket FM2
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250e (96%)
AMD A8-5500B (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250e (49%)
AMD A8-5500B (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 250e AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
394 (96%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411 (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 250e AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
767 (67%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1141 (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 250e AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1137 (31%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3615 (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 250e AMD Athlon II X2 250e
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 250e AMD A8-5500B
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