AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU Review

June 30, 2009 | 11:01

Tags: #250 #45nm #am3 #athlon #benchmarks #cpu #ddr3 #e5200 #ii #oc #ocing #overclocking #perform #performance #processor #review #x2

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CustomPC Media Benchmarks

Download from: www.custompc.co.uk/benchmarks

Custom PC, bit-tech's sister magazine, has developed its own Media Benchmarks to simulate the tasks that most of us perform on a regular basis. There are three tests, each of which measure different aspects of a PC's performance.

You can download the suite from the link above, and submit your score to the benchmark leaderboard to see how your PC compares with those of others.

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CustomPC Benchmark

  • Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2x4.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB)
  • Athlon II X2 250 (2x3.9GHz, 2.4GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 7850 BE (2x3.1GHz, 2.0GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon II X2 250 (2x3.0GHz, 2.0GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2x2.5GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Athlon X2 6000+ (2x3.4GHz, 1.1GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 7850 BE (2x2.7GHz, 1.8GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 6000+ (2x3.1GHz, 1.0GHz HTT)
  • 270
  • 309
  • 395
  • 398
  • 421
  • 426
  • 436
  • 452
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Again the Athlon II excels itself compared to previous AMD CPUs, as it's a significant 28 percent faster than the Phenom X2 7850 BE, and even outperforms the E5200 at stock speeds by 25 seconds, it's nearly 40 seconds behind when both CPUs are overclocked.

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CustomPC Benchmark

  • Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2x4.0GHz, 1,333MHz FSB)
  • Athlon II X2 250 (2x3.9GHz, 2.4GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon II X2 250 (2x3.0GHz, 2.0GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 7850 BE (2x3.1GHz, 2.0GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 6000+ (2x3.4GHz, 1.1GHz HTT)
  • Athlon X2 7850 BE (2x2.7GHz, 1.8GHz NB, 2.0GHz HTT)
  • Pentium Dual Core E5200 (2x2.5GHz, 800MHz FSB)
  • Athlon X2 6000+ (2x3.1GHz, 1.0GHz HTT)
  • 552
  • 593
  • 747
  • 760
  • 807
  • 837
  • 855
  • 865
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Again, the overclocked Intel E5200 claims the lead here, but only by seven percent over the overclocked Athlon II. Both CPUs are a significant way ahead of the rest of the pack though, which sit much closer together. At stock speeds the Athlon II is the clear leader though, as it even outperforms the overclocked 7850 BE and 6000+ CPUs!
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