AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs AMD A6-3400M

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 250u		AMD A6-3400M
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 250u or AMD A6-3400M - 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 250u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u was released in Q3/2009. The AMD A6-3400M has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3400M was released in Q2/2011.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD A (112)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	AMD A6-3000M (9)
1	Generation	1
Propus	Architecture	Llano (K10)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 250u is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz. The AMD A6-3400M has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (2.30 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	AMD A6-3400M
2	Cores	4
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.60 GHz	Frequency	1.40 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.30 GHz

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 250u	Characteristic	AMD A6-3400M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon HD 6520G
	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	3
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	5
--	Shader	320
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	1 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 6520G
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 The AMD Athlon II X2 250u supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD A6-3400M can connect up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	AMD A6-3400M
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 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 TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a TDP of 25 W, that of the AMD A6-3400M is 35 W.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	AMD A6-3400M
25 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD A6-3400M cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	AMD A6-3400M
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	SSE3, SSE4a
AM3	Socket	FS1
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems
Q3/2009	Release date	Q2/2011
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250u (95%)

AMD A6-3400M (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250u (44%)

AMD A6-3400M (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 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	222 (95%)
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	234 (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 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	423 (58%)
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	726 (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 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	590 (30%)
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1964 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	229 (100%)
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	425 (100%)
	AMD A6-3400M 4C 4T @ 2.30 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 250u @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD A6-3400M AMD Radeon HD 6520G @ 0.40 GHz	256 (100%)

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