AMD GX-420GI vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

Last updated: 2023-12-18

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD GX-420GI		AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU comparison AMD GX-420GI or AMD Athlon II X2 250 - 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 GX-420GI has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD GX-420GI was released in Q2/2016. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 was released in Q2/2009.

AMD G (38)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
2	Generation	1
Temash (Jaguar+)	Architecture	Propus
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD GX-420GI is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (2.20 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 250 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.00 GHz	Frequency	3.00 GHz
2.20 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 GX-420GI	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250
--	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.
AMD Radeon R7E	GPU	no iGPU
0.20 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.63 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
3	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
0	Max. displays
6	Compute units	--
384	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

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.
AMD Radeon R7E	GPU	no iGPU
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 GX-420GI supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
1 (Single Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
15.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
8	PCIe lanes	--
4.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD GX-420GI has a TDP of 15 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is 65 W.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250
15 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
90 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD GX-420GI has a 2.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD GX-420GI	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250
28 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FP4	Socket	AM3
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2016	Release date	Q2/2009
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD GX-420GI (90%)

AMD Athlon II X2 250 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD GX-420GI (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 250 (82%)

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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	358 (90%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	399 (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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	842 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	756 (90%)

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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	1571 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1145 (73%)

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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	408 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	808 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 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 GX-420GI AMD Radeon R7E @ 0.63 GHz	481 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 GX-420GI 4C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	273 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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