Athlon II X2 250 vs Phenom II X4 940 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2740
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.99
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors758 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250 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
SocketAM2+AM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2009 2 June 2009
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 940 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon II X2 250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 940 BE and Athlon II X2 250. We've got no test results to judge.


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