AMD Athlon II X2 250

The new Athlon II X2 series is based on the 'Regor' architecture and will eventually be available in models ranging from 2.70GHz through to three.0GHz. This is another dual-cadre processor based on the 45nm design process.

AMD is targeting an fifty-fifty lower toll bracket with this new series. The Athlon 2 X2 250 clocked at 3.0GHz is expected to be the fastest of the bunch and yet it's set to sell for simply $87. This puts it caput to caput against the Pentium E5400 that costs $90.

Like the Phenom range, the Athlon II X2 250 is capable of operating on either AM2/AM2+ or AM3 motherboards and thus inherits the power to employ DDR2 or DDR3 memory. This could arguably exist a way to provide users with a feasible upgrade path a few years downwards the track, but for about the example volition be nigh picking up the cheapest and best performing parts today.

The die size is extremely small on the Athlon II X2 250 measuring just 117.5 mm2, less than half the size of the Phenom II X2 550. The die is made up of 234 meg transistors while the core voltage is still rated at between 0.85-one.425v. The TDP of 65 watts happens to be the aforementioned rating Intel has given their Pentium E5400 processor.

Whereas the Phenom Ii X2 550 features a 1MB L2 cache the Athlon Two X2 250 scores a 2MB L2 enshroud (1MB per cadre), however the L3 cache is missing which contributes to the tiny die size of the new Athlon.