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AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 Processor Review
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 Processor Review - PCSTATS
Enter the socket AM3, AMD Athlon II X2 250 microprocessor - a new 3.0GHz mainstream dual-core chip based on the Phenom 'Deneb' architecture, but crucially stripped of all L3 cache.
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External Mfg. Website: AMD Jun 02 2009   J. Apong  
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Test System Specs / Benchmarks: Sysmark, PCMark Vantage

Prelude to Benchmarks

Over the following page we'll be running AMD's 3.0GHz Athlon II X2 250 processor though PCSTATS standard set of gaming, productivity, and multi-threaded processor benchmarks. There are a wide variety of gaming and synthetic benchmarks here to illustrate what kind of performance boost users can expect from the latest quad-core socket AM3 AMD processor. Please take a moment to look over PCSTATS test system configurations before moving on to the individual benchmark results on the next several pages.

PCSTATS Test System Configurations
test system reference system #1 reference system #2 reference system #3
processor: amd athlon ii x2 250 (45nm)
amd phenom ii x2 550 black edition (45nm)
amd Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition (45nm)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (45nm) Intel Core i7 920 (45nm) Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 (45nm)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (45nm)
Socket: Socket AM3/AM2+ Socket AM3/AM2+ Socket LGA1366 Socket LGA775
Clock Speed: 16 x 200 MHz = 3.2 GHz
14 x 200 MHz = 2.8 GHz 20 x 133 MHz = 2.67 GHz 9 x 333 MHz = 3.0 GHz
Motherboard:

Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P (AMD 790FX)

ASUS M4A78T-E (AMD 790GX)*
ASUS M3A78-T (AMD 790GX)
MSI X58 Platinum (X58 Express)

MSI X48 Platinum (X48 Express)

Videocard: ASUS ENGTS250 DK
(Geforce GTS250)
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E
(Geforce 8800GTS)
ASUS ENGTS250 DK
(Geforce GTS 250)
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E
(Geforce 8800GTS)
Memory:

2x2GB Corsair XMS3-1600C9 DDR3

2x1GB Patriot PDC32G1600LLK DDR3*
2x1GB Corsair Twin2X-8888C4D DDR2
3x2GB Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D DDR3

2x1GB Patriot PDC32G1600LLK DDR3

Hard Drive:

74GB Western Digital Raptor WD740

Optical Drive:

ASUS BC-1205PT-BD

Power Supply:

PC Power & Cooling TurboCool 750W

Heatsink:

Athlon64 K8 Reference Heatsink

Intel Reference 1366 Heatsink Intel Reference 775 Heatsink
Software Setup:

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
AMD Catalyst 9.4
nVIDIA Forceware 182.08

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
AMD Catalyst 9.1
nVIDIA Forceware 169.25

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Intel INF 9.1.0.1012
nVIDIA Forceware 182.08

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Intel INF 9.0.0.1008
nVIDIA Forceware 169.25

Benchmarks:
System Benchmarks:
SYSmark 2007
PCMark Vantage
SiSoft Sandra 2009

Calculation B/M:
Super Pi 1.5
wPrime 2.0
ScienceMark 2.3
WinRAR 3.8
Bibble 5

Rendering B/M:
Cinebench R10
POV-Ray 3.7
SPECviewPerf 10

Gaming B/M:
3DMark06
3DMark Vantage
Cyrsis
FEAR

BAPco SYSmark 2007 1.05 Source: Bapco

SYSmark 2007 is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Video creation, E-learning, 3D Modeling and Office Productivity. This new release includes a robust and refreshed set of applications. The new release also incorporates numerous new features and enhancements such as an improved GUI allowing streamlined start-up and run along with a heads-up-display (HUD) and automated error reporting. Higher results are better.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportSYSMark 2007 Preview 1.05
Overall: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 167
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 159
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 146
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 144
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 138
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 135
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 145
AMD Athlon II X2 250 127
E-Learning: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 167
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 174
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 175
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 155
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 144
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 147
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 157
AMD Athlon II X2 250 133
Videocreation: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 166
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 149
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 117
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 113
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 128
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 106
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 138
AMD Athlon II X2 250 137
Productivity: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 148
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 139
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 135
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 141
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 132
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 138
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 139
AMD Athlon II X2 250 103
3D: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 191
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 178
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 163
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 175
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 152
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 151
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 148
AMD Athlon II X2 250 140

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 system rings out the bottom run in Sysmark 2007 in most tests. Videocreation shows good results, likely due to the AMD 790GX based Gigabyte motherboard. In any case, the Athlon II X2 250 is fast enough to support desktop productivity applications.

Futuremark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0 Source: FutureMark

PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Windows Vista PC from multi media home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and hi-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing. Higher scores are best.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFuturemark PCMark Vantage 1.0.0.0
Overall: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 6173
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4849
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4641
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 6153
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 5150
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 5146
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4740
AMD Athlon II X2 250 4658
Memory: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 4432
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4581
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4131
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 4915
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 3848
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3833
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4188
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3981
TV and Movies: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 4412
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3617
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3488
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 4329
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 3394
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3521
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 3323
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3227
Gaming: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 7056
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 5305
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 5192
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 6094
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 5170
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 5195
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4867
AMD Athlon II X2 250 4675
Music: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 5286
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4996
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4923
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 5743
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 5043
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 5122
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4797
AMD Athlon II X2 250 4632
Communications: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 5080
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4442
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4618
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 5158
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 4567
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 4559
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4141
AMD Athlon II X2 250 4002
Productivity: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 5282
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4441
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4441
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 5792
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 5261
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 5296
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4413
AMD Athlon II X2 250 4131
HDD: Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 4154
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 4280
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 4273
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 4162
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 4030
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 3896
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 4101
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3997

Despite the larger cache of the Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition, the Athlon II X2 250 processor is only a tiny step behind it in most of PCMark Vantage's tests. Both processors rank a little faster than the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 but not quite as fast as the Core 2 Duo E8500.

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Contents of Article: AMD Athlon II X2 250
 Pg 1.  AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0 GHz Socket AM3 Processor Review
 Pg 2.  System Power Draw Tests and Overclocking
 Pg 3.  — Test System Specs / Benchmarks: Sysmark, PCMark Vantage
 Pg 4.  32-Bit CPU Synthetic Benchmarks: Sandra 2009 Processor / Memory
 Pg 5.  32-Bit CPU Calculation Benchmarks: Super Pi, wPrime2.0, ScienceMark2, WinRAR
 Pg 6.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: Cinebench R10, Bibble 5
 Pg 7.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: POV-Ray, 3.7, SPECviewPerf 10
 Pg 8.  32-Bit CPU Synthetic Gaming Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 06
 Pg 9.  32-Bit CPU Gaming Benchmarks: Crysis, FEAR

 
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