AMD Athlon II X4 651K
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AMD Athlon II X4 651K vs AMD Athlon II X2 250. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
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Q2/2009
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
AMD Athlon II X2 250

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 651K or AMD Athlon II X2 250? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X4 651K has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 has a base frequency of 3.00 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2009.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 651K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1044 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    888 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 250 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1059 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1153 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 651K AMD Athlon II X4 651K
AMD Athlon II X2 250 AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) left arrow AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x left arrow 2x
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Athlon II X4 651K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    21.3 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 651K and AMD Athlon II X2 250 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    100 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 651K and AMD Athlon II X2 250, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Llano left arrow Propus
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 2 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q2/2009
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow AM3
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X4 651K and AMD Athlon II X2 250.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

411.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
399.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 250
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

1467.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 651K
756.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 250

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