Intel Core i3-560 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i3-560		AMD Athlon II X2 250e
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-560 and the AMD Athlon II X2 250e and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i3-560 2 core processor released in Q3/2010 with the AMD Athlon II X2 250e which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2010.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i3 500 (4)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
1	Generation	1
Clarkdale	Architecture	Propus
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-560 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.33 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 250e clocks with 3.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.33 GHz	Frequency	3.00 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.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
--	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.
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)	GPU	no iGPU
0.50 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.73 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
5	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
24	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
10.1	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.
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-560, while the AMD Athlon II X2 250e supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-1333
16 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
0.50 MB	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	--
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-560 has a TDP of 73 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 250e is 45 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
73 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-560 has 4.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 250e is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.
Intel Core i3-560	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
32 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1156	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010	Release date	Q3/2010
117 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-560 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 250e (77%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-560 (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 250e (65%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	510 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	394 (77%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1252 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	767 (61%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1654 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	1137 (69%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	550 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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.


	Intel Core i3-560 2C 4T @ 3.33 GHz	1136 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e 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.


	Intel Core i3-560 Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz	35 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 250e @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)


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Intel Core i3-560 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

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