AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs MediaTek MT8169A Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon II X2 250e		MediaTek MT8169A
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 250e and the MediaTek MT8169A 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 MediaTek MT8169A which has 6 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2022.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	MediaTek MT816xA 12nm (1)
1	Generation	2
Propus	Architecture	Cortex-A55
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	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 MediaTek MT8169A clocks with 2.00 GHz, has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 6 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X2 250e	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8169A
2	Cores	6
2	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X2 250e	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8169A
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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	ARM Mali-G52 MP2
	GPU frequency	0.61 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	Bifrost 2
	Technology	16 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	2
--	Shader	32
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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	ARM Mali-G52 MP2
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 / Encode
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 MediaTek MT8169A supports a maximum of 3 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X2 250e	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8169A
DDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR4-1866
16 GB	Max. Memory	3 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	14.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	--
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 MediaTek MT8169A is 4 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X2 250e	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8169A
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	4 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 MediaTek MT8169A is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 12 nm.
AMD Athlon II X2 250e	Characteristic	MediaTek MT8169A
45 nm	Technology	12 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Chiplet
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	Android
Q3/2010	Release date	Q4/2022
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250e (100%)

MediaTek MT8169A (46%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250e (89%)

MediaTek MT8169A (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 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	394 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8169A 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	180 (46%)

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 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	767 (89%)
	MediaTek MT8169A 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	865 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	MediaTek MT8169A 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	229 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	MediaTek MT8169A 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	835 (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 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	MediaTek MT8169A ARM Mali-G52 MP2 @ 0.61 GHz	39 (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 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1137 (100%)
	MediaTek MT8169A 6C 6T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)


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AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs MediaTek MT8169A

CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details