i7-2660M vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2723	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	0.99	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M 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	4
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	29
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	117 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3	Socket G2
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i7-2660M.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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