AMD Athlon II X2 250u vs MediaTek MT6580

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AMD Athlon II X2 250u CPU1 vs CPU2 MediaTek MT6580
AMD Athlon II X2 250u MediaTek MT6580

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 250u or MediaTek MT6580 - 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 MediaTek MT6580 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6580 was released in 2015.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Mediatek MT-Serie (72)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group MediaTek MT65xx A7 (14)
1 Generation 1
Propus Architecture Cortex-A9
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 MediaTek MT6580 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 1.30 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 250u Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
-- 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 ARM Mali-400
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 16
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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-400
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 & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X2 250u supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The MediaTek MT6580 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-533, LPDDR2-533
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 4.3 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
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 MediaTek MT6580 is --.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a 2.00 MB cache, while the MediaTek MT6580 cache has a total of 0.00 MB.

AMD Athlon II X2 250u Characteristic MediaTek MT6580
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q3/2009 Release date 2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250u (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (30%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 250u (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 (50%)

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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
222 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
67 (30%)

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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
423 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
211 (50%)

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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
229 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
425 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
ARM Mali-400 @ 0.40 GHz
4 (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 AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
590 (100%)
MediaTek MT6580 MediaTek MT6580
4C 4T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 250u MediaTek MT6580
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