AMD Athlon II X2 250u - AD250USCK23GQ

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Specifications

Athlon II X2 250u is one of the first K10-based ultra low power microprocessors, released in the forth quarter of 2009. Feature-wise the 250u is nearly undistinguishable from other Athlon II X2 CPUs - it has per-core 128 KB level 1 and 1 MB level 2 caches, 64-bit instructions, Enhanced Virus protection (disable bit) feature, support for SIMD instructions up to SSE4A, and works with DDR2 and DDR3 memory. The model 250u has much lower power dissipation than other Athlon II CPUs, even energy efficient ones. Performance-wise this CPU is slower than standard and middle-power Athlon II due to lower operating frequency. Currently (January 2010) this processor is being offered only in OEM systems, such as HP Pavilion All-in-One MS225 desktop PC, or Lenovo C305.

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AMD Athlon II X2 250u specifications

General information
Type	CPU / Microprocessor
Market segment	Desktop
Family	AMD Athlon II X2
Model number ?	250u
CPU part number	AD250USCK23GQ is an OEM/tray microprocessor
Stepping code	NAEIC AE
Frequency ?	1600 MHz
Bus speed ?	533? MHz Memory controller One 1600 MHz 16-bit HyperTransport link
Clock multiplier ?	8
Package	938-pin organic micro-PGA
Sockets	Socket AM2+ Socket AM3
Weight	1.4oz / 39.3g
Introduction date	4th quarter 2009

Architecture / Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	K10
Processor core ?	Regor
Core stepping ?	C2
Manufacturing process	0.045 micron 234 million transistors
Die size	117.5mm²
Data width	64 bit
The number of cores	2
The number of threads	2
Floating Point Unit	Integrated
Level 1 cache size ?	2 x 64 KB instruction caches 2 x 64 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size ?	2 x 1 MB caches
Level 3 cache size	None
Cache latency	3 (L1 cache) 15 (L2 cache)
Multiprocessing	Uniprocessor
Features	MMX instructions 3DNow! technology SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 SSE4a ? ABM / Advanced Bit Manipulation ? AMD64 / AMD 64-bit technology ? AMD-V / AMD Virtualization technology EVP / Enhanced Virus Protection ?
Low power features	Cool'n'Quiet 3.0
On-chip peripherals	Integrated 144-bit DDR2/DDR3 Memory Controller HyperTransport 3 technology

Electrical / Thermal parameters
V core ?	0.85V - 1.15V
Maximum operating temperature ?	55°C - 81°C
Thermal Design Power ?	25 Watt

CPUs, related to AMD Athlon II X2 250u

Model Cores /
Threads Freq. L2
cache L3
cache TDP Features Price

AMD Athlon II X2 family, Socket AM2+ / Socket AM3

   Athlon II X2 250u 2 / 2 1.6 GHz 2 MB 25 Watt

   Athlon II X2 250 (rev. C2) 2 / 2 3 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt $47

   Athlon II X2 250 (rev. C3) 2 / 2 3 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 250e 2 / 2 3 GHz 2 MB 45 Watt $69

   Athlon II X2 B24 (rev. C2) 2 / 2 3 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 B24 (rev. C3) 2 / 2 3 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 255 (rev. C2) 2 / 2 3.1 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt $47

   Athlon II X2 255 (rev. C3) 2 / 2 3.1 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 260 (rev. C3) 2 / 2 3.2 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt $48

   Athlon II X2 B26 2 / 2 3.2 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 265 2 / 2 3.3 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt $48

   Athlon II X2 270 2 / 2 3.4 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 B28 2 / 2 3.4 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

   Athlon II X2 280 2 / 2 3.6 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt $49

   Athlon II X2 B30 2 / 2 3.6 GHz 2 MB 65 Watt

AMD Athlon II X2 family, K10 micro-architecture, Other sockets

   Athlon II X2 221 2 / 2 2.8 GHz 1 MB 65 Watt

Other families, K10 micro-architecture, Socket AM2+ / Socket AM3

   Athlon II 170u 1 / 1 2 GHz 1 MB 20 Watt

   Sempron 150 1 / 1 2.9 GHz 1 MB 45 Watt

   Athlon X2 5200+ (0.045 micron) 2 / 2 2.3 GHz 1 MB 65 Watt

   Sempron X2 190 2 / 2 2.5 GHz 1 MB 45 Watt

   Phenom II X2 570 BE 2 / 2 3.5 GHz 1 MB 6 MB 80 Watt Unlock

   Phenom II X3 B77 3 / 3 3.2 GHz 1.5 MB 6 MB 95 Watt

   Athlon II X3 460 3 / 3 3.4 GHz 1.5 MB 95 Watt $69

   Phenom II X4 980 4 / 4 3.7 GHz 2 MB 6 MB 125 Watt Unlock $163

• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than Athlon II X2 250u

• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)

• The 'Price' column shows official AMD prices as of Apr 29, 2013. Prices for obsolete and tray-only processors are not provided.

• List of related CPUs is not complete.

• Features abbreviations:

Unlock - Unlocked multiplier

FAQ

Q: I have an AMD Athlon II X2 250u processor. Can I upgrade it?

A: Probably yes. CPU compatibility is determined by your motherboard. Please check CPU-Upgrade.com website for CPU support list for your board.

AMD 250u Overclocking

Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.

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2010-04-17 23:23:26 Posted by: gshv


Athlon II X2 250u CPU (OEM)
2010-04-17 23:25:02 Posted by: gshv
Stepping code NAEIC AE. The processor was manufactured at the end of November - beginning of December 2009.

Benchmarks

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AMD 250u benchmarks

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Benchmarked processor

CPU ID: 0F62h

CPU vendor string: AuthenticAMD

CPU name string: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250

Integer performance

Part number Result

AMD Athlon X2 6500 ?

140%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 ?

139.6%

AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ?

137.6%

Intel Pentium E2160 ?

137.6%

AMD A4-5300 ?

137.2%

AMD Athlon II X2 270u ?

124.9%

Intel Pentium E2140 ?

122.3%

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (rev. C3) ?

112.6%

AMD Athlon II X2 250u ?

100%

AMD Athlon II 170u ?

62.5%

AMD Athlon II 160u (rev. C2) ?

56.2%

Floating Point performance

Part number Result

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 ?

120%

Intel Pentium E2180 ?

113.6%

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (rev. C3) ?

112.6%

AMD A4-5300 ?

107.2%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ?

106.1%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 ?

105.5%

Intel Pentium E2160 ?

102.2%

AMD Athlon II X2 250u ?

100%

Intel Pentium E2140 ?

90.9%

AMD Athlon II 170u ?

62.1%

AMD Athlon II 160u (rev. C2) ?

55.9%

MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance

Part number Result

AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ?

136.3%

Intel Pentium E2180 ?

136%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 ?

128.7%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ?

128.3%

AMD Athlon II X2 270u ?

125%

Intel Pentium E2160 ?

122.6%

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (rev. C3) ?

112.4%

Intel Pentium E2140 ?

109%

AMD Athlon II X2 250u ?

100%

AMD Athlon II 170u ?

77.9%

AMD Athlon II 160u (rev. C2) ?

70%

Memory-intensive program performance

Part number Result

AMD Athlon X2 5000+ (0.045 micron) ?

119.1%

AMD Phenom II X4 2.3GHz ZD230117K4D10 ?

113.9%

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 ?

113.8%

Intel Pentium E2220 ?

110.2%

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (rev. C3) ?

110.1%

AMD Athlon II 170u ?

103.5%

Intel Pentium E2180 ?

100.4%

AMD Athlon II X2 250u ?

100%

Intel Pentium E2160 ?

95%

AMD Athlon II 160u (rev. C2) ?

93.9%

Intel Pentium E2140 ?

87.9%

CPU ID (2)

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CPUID features of AMD 250u

NOTE: The CPU ID information below was taken from one CPU and may include features that are not present in all different steppings of the AMD Athlon II X2 250u CPU.

Manufacturer:	AMD
CPU Family:	Athlon II X2
Model Number:	250u
Frequency:	1607 MHz

Part number:	AD250USCK23GQ
Stepping Code:
Comment:
Submitted by:

General information
Vendor:	AuthenticAMD
Processor name (BIOS):	AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 250u Processor
Cores:	2
Logical processors:	2
Processor type:	Original OEM Processor
Core stepping:	DA-C2
CPUID signature:	100F62
Family:	16 (010h)
Model:	6 (06h)
Stepping:	2 (02h)

Cache: L1 data L1 instruction L2

Size: 2 x 64 KB 2 x 64 KB 2 x 1 MB

Associativity: 2-way set
associative 2-way set
associative 16-way set
associative

Line size: 64 bytes 64 bytes 64 bytes

Lines per tag: 1 1 1

Instruction set extensions Additional instructions

MMX Advanced Bit manipulation

AMD extensions to MMX CLFLUSH

3DNow! CMOV

Extensions to 3DNow! CMPXCHG16B

SSE CMPXCHG8B

SSE2 FXSAVE/FXRSTORE

SSE3 MONITOR/MWAIT

SSE4A POPCNT

PREFETCH/PREFETCHW

RDTSCP

SKINIT / STGI support

SYSCALL/SYSRET

SYSENTER/SYSEXIT

Major features Other features

On-chip Floating Point Unit 1 GB large page support

64-bit / Intel 64 100MHz multiplier control

NX bit/XD-bit 128-bit SSE instructions

Secure Virtual Machine (Virtualization) 36-bit page-size extensions

PowerNow! / Cool'n'Quiet Advanced programmable interrupt controller

Core multi-processing legacy mode

Debugging extensions

Extended APIC space

Hardware P-state control

Hardware thermal control

Instruction based sampling

LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode

LBR virtualization

LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8

Machine check architecture

Machine check exception

Memory-type range registers

Misaligned SSE mode

Model-specific registers

Nested page tables

OS visible workaround

Page attribute table

Page global extension

Page-size extensions (4MB pages)

Physical address extensions

SVM lock

Software thermal control

Support for NRIP save

THERMTRIP

TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states

Temperature sensor

Time stamp counter

Virtual 8086-mode enhancements

Watchdog timer support

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Last modified: 14 May 2013