Athlon II X2 250 vs Xeon L5410

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5410
2008
50 Watt
1.23
+80.9%
Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68

Xeon L5410 outperforms Athlon II X2 250 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23182723
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.320.99
Architecture codenameno dataRegor (2009−2013)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon L5410 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2.33 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3 GHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5410 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771AM3
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FSB parity+no data

Security technologies

Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Xeon L5410 1.23
+80.9%
Athlon II X2 250 0.68

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.

Xeon L5410 1940
+79.6%
Athlon II X2 250 1080

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.23 0.68
Recency 1 January 2008 2 June 2009
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5410 has a 80.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 30% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon L5410 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 250 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5410 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5410 and Athlon II X2 250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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