Ryzen 3 3300X vs Athlon II X2 250

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2723	892
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.61	30.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.99	12.30
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)
Release date	2 June 2009 (15 years ago)	24 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$120

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 3 3300X has 749% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Die size	117 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	3,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X 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
Socket	AM3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4-3200

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 3 3300X.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.68	8.45
Recency	2 June 2009	24 April 2020
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm

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