AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs Intel Core i9-10900K

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 250u		Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 250u or Intel Core i9-10900K - 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 Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900K was released in Q2/2020.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	Intel Core i 10000 (43)
1	Generation	10
Propus	Architecture	Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-9900K
--	Successor	Intel Core i9-11900K

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 Intel Core i9-10900K has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
2	Cores	10
2	Threads	20
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.60 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	5.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.90 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	Intel Core i9-10900K
--	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	Intel UHD Graphics 630
	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9.5
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	24
--	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	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	Intel UHD Graphics 630
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
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 Intel Core i9-10900K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-2933
16 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	46.9 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	16
--	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
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 Intel Core i9-10900K is 125 W.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
25 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	95 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-10900K cache has a total of 20.00 MB.
AMD Athlon II X2 250u	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-10900K
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2009	Release date	Q2/2020
--	Release price	490 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250u (17%)

Intel Core i9-10900K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X2 250u (3%)

Intel Core i9-10900K (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 (17%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1382 (100%)

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 (3%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	15945 (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 (16%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1417 (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 (4%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	11344 (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 (2%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	23706 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	80 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	936 (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 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	1743 (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 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	8990 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	645 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	6419 (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 250u @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	240 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	126 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	580 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz	7347 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz	232 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-10900K 10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz	2668 (100%)

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