Athlon II X2 250u vs A6-4400M
Aggregate performance score
A6-4400M outperforms Athlon II X2 250u by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2794 | 3048 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | 1.41 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 20 October 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $35 |
Detailed specifications
A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FS1r2 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7520G (496 - 685 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 20 October 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
A6-4400M has a 70.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II X2 250u, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The A6-4400M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250u in performance tests.
Be aware that A6-4400M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 250u is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A6-4400M and Athlon II X2 250u, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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