Atom Z3770 vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2725not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.99no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)27 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$37

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHz1.46 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.39 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770 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
SocketAM3UTFCBGA1380
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt8 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770.

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.



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
+46.7%
Atom Z3770 736

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2009 27 September 2013
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 8 Watt

Atom Z3770 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 712.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 250 and Atom Z3770. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Atom Z3770 is a notebook one.


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