AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs Intel Atom D2560
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Intel Atom D2560 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 250e and the Intel Atom D2560 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 Intel Atom D2560 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2012. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Atom (108) |
| AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Atom D2000 (4) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Propus | Architecture | Cedarview |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Intel Atom D2560 clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Characteristic | Intel Atom D2560 |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel GMA 3650 |
| GPU frequency | 0.64 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| -- | GPU Generation | -- |
| Technology | 65 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 4 |
| -- | Shader | 32 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
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 | Intel GMA 3650 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | No |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | No |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 250e, while the Intel Atom D2560 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Characteristic | Intel Atom D2560 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1066 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 4 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 1 (Single Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 4 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 250e has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Atom D2560 is 10 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Characteristic | Intel Atom D2560 |
| 45 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 10 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 250e has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Atom D2560 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Characteristic | Intel Atom D2560 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE3 |
| AM3 | Socket | BGA 559 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2010 | Release date | Q4/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom D2560
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 250e
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Atom D2560
Intel GMA 3650 @ 0.64 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 250e | Intel Atom D2560 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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