i9-14900F 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
Core i9-14900F
2024
24 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
29.46
+4232%

Core i9-14900F outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 4232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2740145
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6150.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.9942.87
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39$524

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-14900F has 1302% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size117 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Core i9-14900F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
i9-14900F 29.46
+4232%

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
i9-14900F 46790
+4232%

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
i9-14900F 2871
+835%

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
i9-14900F 18365
+3307%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 29.46
Recency 2 June 2009 8 January 2024
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32

i9-14900F has a 4232.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

The Core i9-14900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.


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