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AMD Phenom 8250 Triple- vs Athlon II X2 250

The AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 250 however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1788 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core×AMD Athlon II X2 250+ ADD
Price Search Online $34.95 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed1.9 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores3 (Threads: 3)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2009Q2 2009
# of Samples91779
CPU Value0.033.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)752(-37.2%)11993(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1114(-4.8%)1170(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core
1,114
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,170
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core
NA
AMD Athlon II X2 250
33.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core
752
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,199
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom 8250 Triple-Core AMD Athlon II X2 250
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.13
Running cost per day$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.547.5
Running cost per year$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.