Core 2 Duo T5250 vs A9-9425

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Aggregate performance score

A9-9425
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
1.73
+394%
Core 2 Duo T5250
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.35

A9-9425 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5250 by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20433063
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Bristol RidgeCore 2 Duo
Power efficiency10.910.97
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date31 May 2016 (8 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size124.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT4PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A9-9425 and Core 2 Duo T5250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 (Stoney Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)no data

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.

A9-9425 1.73
+394%
Core 2 Duo T5250 0.35

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.

A9-9425 1513
+172%
Core 2 Duo T5250 556

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A9-9425 320
+74.9%
Core 2 Duo T5250 183

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A9-9425 482
+55%
Core 2 Duo T5250 311

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A9-9425 2314
+78.3%
Core 2 Duo T5250 1298

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A9-9425 25.83
+125%
Core 2 Duo T5250 58.2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.73 0.35
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

A9-9425 has a 394.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The A9-9425 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T5250 in performance tests.


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