Editors Liked
- Good performance
- Low power consumption
- AM3 support
- Competitively priced
- DDR3 support
- Efficient 45nm process
- Virtualization Support
- Reverse Compatible
Editors Didn't Like
- Average overclocker
AMD Athlon 2 X2 250 3.0GHz Socket AM3
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TechRadar
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Is £50 enough to buy adequate PC processor performance? One way to find out is to take a punt on the AMD Athlon II X2 250. On paper, it looks promising enough thanks to specifications that would have qualified as high end just a few years ago.For...
By Atomic MPC
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Definitely not a smart...
By Overclock3D
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So surely enough, our Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00GHz processor outpaced the AMD Athlon II X2 250 across the board in a rather landslide victory. There is more to the results than it seems though. Baring in mind that the SuperPi 1M results are considered...
By Expert Reviews
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Verdict: A quick and inexpensive processor with good power efficiency, but its outdone by others in the range. AMD seems to be producing a never-ending stream of new processors at the moment. This month weve reviewed two new dual-core chips, the...
By TechTree
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The AMD Athlon X2 7850 is a great processor for those on a budget. It gives you an unlocked multiplier for overclocking as well as a Phenom core for better performance as compared with a regular Athlon 6xx series (Brisbane core). While this may seem...
By Bit-tech.net
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At their out of the box frequencies, the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is faster than the Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, and often by quite a margin. The faster core clock and oodles more memory bandwidth play a key role in making this an excellent product for...
By ComputerPowerUser
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Although it technically populates the lowest rung in AMD’s 45nm product hierarchy, the Athlon II X2 250 is a real value contender. It trades blows with the Athlon X2 7850 Black...
By Benchmark Reviews
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The Athlon II X2 250 performed well against our collection of test processors. Looking at the results, Id say its a definite improvement over the reigning Athlon X2 7850. It even surpassed the Intel C2D E7400 in a few benchmarks, despite having no...
By HEXUS.net
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AMDs filled out its mid-range offerings with a couple of dual-core, 45nm chips based on Phenom architecture. Importantly, if pricing comes in at what wed expect, then they should do well, but such is the current AMD saturation of dual-, triple- and...
By AMDZone
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AMD continues to improve their standing in 2009 and the Phenom II X2 550 BE and Athlon II X2 250 are both amazing processors for around or under $100. The 45nm process continues to mature for AMD and so far at least with Core i7's very high price to...
By XtremeComputing
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Well to start off I was pretty excited to see a Athlon II, I know I may sound a bit geeky but I bought my First ever Athlon way back in the days when 1.0 was not even possible and a Abit socket A motherboard was so hot it was like gold dust... So I...
By HotHardware
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Partnered with the excellent AMD 785G chipset, AMD's new Athlon II X4 quad-cores provide a feature-packed platform at a very low price. While there may be cheaper dual-core solutions out there, a quad-core for a few more bucks will be hard to pass...
By PCWizKid's Tech Talk
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As demonstrated in PCWizKids video reviews the benchmarks for the Athlon II X2 250 shows that a budget CPU for under $80 US can give amazing performance. The gaming benchmarks alone demonstrate the Athlon II was able to beat the other dual core CPUs...
By BeHardware
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June 29, 2009 After the Phenom IIs, AMD has now launched a new range manufactured in 45 nm, the Athlon IIs. The first of a long line, the Athlon II X2 250 has a few surprises up its sleeve, not the least of which is its new core!A new die!With the...
By Extreme Overclocking
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Both the Phenom II X2 550 & Athlon II 250 seem very capable dual core chips. Intel has had dual core 45nm processors out for a long time but even those have always held a price premium. Hopefully as we see more of AMD's dual core 45nm chips trickle...
By Neoseeker
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For a price tag of $87, I must say the performance is amazing. In two out of five real-world gaming benchmarks, the Athlon II was able to beat the $165 E8400. It also pulled ahead in many other benchmarks, for example PCMark Vantage and WinRAR. I am...
By Legit Reviews
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The AMD Athlon II X2 250 and Phenom II X2 550 are two 45nm dual-core processors that pack a powerful punch for those looking for a mainstream PC. ...
By Tweak.dk
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Efter AMD lancerede deres Phenom II serie manglede de stadig en billig CPU i 70$ til 120$ pris-segmentet der kunne konkurrere med Intels tilsvarende modeller. Nu er Athlon II X2 ganske diskret poppet op på markedet og ifølge de tests vi...
By Hardware-Test
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Athlon II X2 250 har formået at overbevise os om at der stadig er krudt i det over 10 år gamle Athlon-brand. For selv om man køber dualcore, og selv om den kun koster omkring det halve af en quadcore, ja så yder den slet ikke...
By DinSide Data
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Er du ute etter god ytelse til lav pris, kommer du ikke utenom Athlon II X2 250. Den er blant de klart smarteste utgangspunktene for en hver PC i budsjettklassen.Vår test-PC, med Athlon II X2 250 prosessor, 750 GB harddisk, DVD-brenner, 2 GB minne...
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