AMD Athlon II X2 250u Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-05-10

The AMD Athlon II X2 250u is a 2 core processor. It can handle 2 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2009. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u is based on the 1. generation of the AMD Athlon II series and requires a mainboard with the socket AM3. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u scores 222 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 423 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the AMD Athlon II X2 250u belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the AMD Athlon II X2 250u.
Name:	AMD Athlon II X2 250u
Family:	AMD Athlon II
CPU group:	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Architecture:	Propus
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the AMD Athlon II X2 250u clock with 1.60 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.60 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the no iGPU, the AMD Athlon II X2 250u has an build in graphic solution. It has SM processors, which have a total of texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 250u supports up to 16 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a TDP of 25 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	25 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 250u has a 2.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q3/2009
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Athlon II X2 250u
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon II X2 250u have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	258
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	248
	Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	246
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	229
	Intel Pentium D 915 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	174
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	162
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	126

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 270u 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	531
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	478
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	440
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	425
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	346
	Intel Pentium D 915 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	316
	AMD Turion 64 MK-36 1C 1T @ 2.00 GHz	162

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 Atom x5-Z8500 4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz	224
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	223
	Intel Pentium T2330 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	223
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	222
	Intel Pentium 957 2C 2T @ 1.20 GHz	222
	Intel Celeron J3160 4C 4T @ 2.24 GHz	222
	Intel Celeron N3050 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	221

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.


	MediaTek MT6737T 4C 4T @ 1.50 GHz	431
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 4C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	429
	Intel Celeron N3010 2C 2T @ 2.24 GHz	427
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	423
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	423
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	422
	Intel Celeron N2808 2C 2T @ 2.25 GHz	415

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 C-70 2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz	598
	Intel Core2 Duo E6300 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	592
	Intel Core2 Duo E6320 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	592
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	590
	Intel Celeron N3050 2C 2T @ 2.16 GHz	590
	AMD E1-2100 2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz	589
	Intel Pentium 2129Y 2C 2T @ 1.10 GHz	587

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
527 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
504 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

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