Pentium E6600 vs Athlon II X2 250e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 250e
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.73
+2.8%
Pentium E6600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71

Athlon II X2 250e outperforms Pentium E6600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26922712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.040.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.531.03
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$77$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 250e has 15100% better value for money than Pentium E6600.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz0.07 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors410 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600 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
SocketAM3LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 250e 0.73
+2.8%
Pentium E6600 0.71

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 250e 1155
+2.4%
Pentium E6600 1128

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.73 0.71
Recency 21 September 2010 17 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X2 250e has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X2 250e and Pentium E6600.


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