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AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Processor

CPU cores: 2^*
CPU threads: 2^*
Thermal design power: 25 W^*

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark604^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark632^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark1,000^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 2^*
CPU threads: 2^*
Base clock: 1.6 GHz^*
CPU reference clock: 200 MHz^*
Reported CPU clock: 1.6 GHz^*
Architecture: K10^*
Socket / package: AM3^*
Process node: 45 nm^*
Reported chip die area: 117 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 25 W^*
Transistors: 410 million^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 25 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Release: Oct 20th, 2009^*
Name: Athlon II X2 250u^*
Codename: Regor^*
Cores: 2^*
Clock: 1,600^* MHz
Socket: Socket AM3^*
Process: 45^* nm
TDP: 25^* W

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
cores: 2^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 69^*
price: 24.95^*
tdp: 25^*
date: 2010-02-01^*
socket: AM3^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 1,600^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 3 · 28 fields

name: Athlon II X2 250u^*
Release Date: Oct 20th, 2009^*
Part#: AD250USCK23GQ^*
Frequency: 1,600^* MHz
Base Clock: 200^* MHz
Multiplier: 8.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Voltage: 1.05^* V
Codename: Regor^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM3^*
Generation: Athlon II X2 (Regor)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 2^*
# of Threads: 2^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)^*
Cache L1: 128^* KB
Cache L2: 1^* MB
Features: MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, NX bit^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 2^*
Process Size: 45^* nm
Transistors: 410 million^*
Die Size: 117^* mm²
Package: µPGA^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 4 · 2 fields

brand: AMD^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*

Specifications 5 · 9 fields

Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2009-10-20^*
Process Size (nm): 45^* nm
TDP (W): 25^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 117^* mm²
Transistors (million): 410^*
Freq (MHz): 1,600^* MHz

Specifications 6 · 72 fields

opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
opn tray: AD250USCK23GQ^*
revision: C2^*
revision: C2^*
revision: C2^*
revision: C2^*
revision: C2^*
revision: C2^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l1: 128^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
cache l2: 1,024^*
first mention year: 2013^*
first mention year: 2011^*
first mention year: 2015^*
first mention year: 2010^*
first mention year: 2012^*
first mention year: 2014^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
base frequency: 1,600^*
tdp: 25^*
tdp: 25^*
tdp: 25^*
tdp: 25^*
tdp: 25^*
tdp: 25^*
max temp: 81^*
max temp: 81^*
max temp: 81^*
max temp: 81^*
max temp: 81^*
max temp: 81^*
socket: AM3^*
socket: AM3^*
socket: AM3^*
socket: AM3^*
socket: AM3^*
socket: AM3^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
product line: AMD Athlon II X2^*
lithography: 45^*
lithography: 45^*
lithography: 45^*
lithography: 45^*
lithography: 45^*
lithography: 45^*

Specifications 7 · 11 fields

name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
socket: AM3^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $34.95*^*
mark: 1,000^*
value: 28.64^*
single thread: 553^*
single thread value: 15.84^*
tdp: 25^*
powerperf: 40^*
testdate: Feb 2010^*

Specifications 8 · 5 fields

microarchitecture

K10^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

1.6^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

25^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 9 · 12 fields

cpuName

AMD Athlon II X2 250u^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,010^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

AM3^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*