Ryzen 7 8845HS vs Athlon II X2 250

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
Ryzen 7 8845HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.15
+2569%

Ryzen 7 8845HS outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by a whopping 2569% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2726331
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.9938.17
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date2 June 2009 (15 years ago)6 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$39no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads216
Base clock speed3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache256 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size117 mm2178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS 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
SocketAM3FP8
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
Ryzen 7 8845HS 18.15
+2569%

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
Ryzen 7 8845HS 28834
+2570%

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
Ryzen 7 8845HS 2350
+665%

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
Ryzen 7 8845HS 11081
+1956%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 18.15
Recency 2 June 2009 6 December 2023
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 7 8845HS has a 2569.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 8845HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 8845HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 250 and Ryzen 7 8845HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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