Atom N450 vs Athlon II X2 250

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
+423%
Atom N450
2009
1 core / 2 threads, 5 Watt
0.13

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Atom N450 by a whopping 423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27403349
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency0.992.05
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Pinetrail (2009−2011)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)21 December 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.67 GHz
Bus rateno data533 MHz
L1 cache256 KB56 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm266 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 million123 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCBGA559
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Athlon II X2 250 0.68
+423%
Atom N450 0.13

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.

Athlon II X2 250 1080
+432%
Atom N450 203

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.

Athlon II X2 250 307
+326%
Atom N450 72

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.

Athlon II X2 250 539
+373%
Atom N450 114

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.13
Recency 2 June 2009 21 December 2009
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

Athlon II X2 250 has a 423.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom N450, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 1200% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom N450 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Atom N450 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250 and Atom N450, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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