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AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

    AMD Athlon II X2 250 Cpu
    AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
      User rating
      36
      4.1 out of 5
      36 user ratings
      5 stars
      		36 %
      4 stars
      		41 %
      3 stars
      		22 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      37
      4.2 out of 5
      37 user ratings
      5 stars
      		32 %
      4 stars
      		56 %
      3 stars
      		10 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
      Processor socketAM3LGA 775
      Operating modes64-bit64-bit

      Processor

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
      Clock speed3.0 GHz3.0 GHz
      Number of cores22
      Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W65.0 W
      Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

      Memory

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
      Cache2 MB6 MB
      Cache typeL2L2

      Thermals

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Duo E8400Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
      Thermal specification165.2 °F162.32 °F

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

              Often compared with AMD Athlon II X2 250

              AMD Athlon II X2 250 Cpu
              Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
              AMDAthlon II X2 250
              IntelCore 2 Duo E8400

              Often compared with Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

              Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
              Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
              IntelCore 2 Duo E8400
              IntelCore 2 Quad Q6600
              Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
              AMD Athlon II X2 250
              IntelCore 2 Duo E8400
              AMDAthlon II X2 250
              Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Cpu
              Intel Q8400
              IntelCore 2 Duo E8400
              IntelQ8400