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AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600

    AMD Athlon II X2 250 Cpu
    AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
      Processor socketAM3LGA 775
      Operating modes64-bit64-bit

      Processor

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
      Clock speed3.0 GHz2.4 GHz
      Number of cores24
      Thermal Design Power (TDP)65.0 W95.0 W
      Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

      Memory

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
      Cache2 MB8 MB
      Cache typeL2L2

      Thermals

      AMD Athlon II X2 250AMD Athlon II X2 250
      Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
      Thermal specification165.2 °F159.8 °F

      Pros & Cons

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              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 Quad Q6600

              Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Cpu
              Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
              IntelCore 2 Quad Q6600
              IntelCore 2 Duo E8400