Intel Core i3-4150
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Intel Core i3-4150 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2014
Intel Core i3-4150
Intel Core i3-4150
Released
Q2/2009
Overall score
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AMD Athlon II X2 250
AMD Athlon II X2 250

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-4150 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.

Intel Core i3-4150 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2014.

AMD Athlon II X2 250 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 2 / 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2009.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1066 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4150 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    516 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    654 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    817 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    995 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1023 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    253 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    449 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    252 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    523 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    246 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    849 place

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)
    1240 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1410 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-4150 Intel Core i3-4150
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.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 4000 left arrow AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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
    Intel HD Graphics 4400 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    20 left arrow
  • Shader
    160 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    7.5 left arrow
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q2/2013 left arrow
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 250 and Intel Core i3-4150. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 16 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-4150 and AMD Athlon II X2 250 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    54 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-4150 and Intel Core i3-4150, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 2.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    3.00 MB left arrow --
  • Architecture
    Haswell S left arrow Propus
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1150 left arrow AM3
  • Release date
    Q2/2014 left arrow Q2/2009

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-4150 and AMD Athlon II X2 250.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
773
Intel Core i3-4150
399
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
1651
Intel Core i3-4150
756
AMD Athlon II X2 250

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