AMD A6-5400K
VS
AMD Athlon II X2 250
AMD A6-5400K
VS
AMD Athlon II X2 250

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD A6-5400K and AMD Athlon II X2 250? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Name
AMD Athlon II X2 250
Segment
Desktop / Server
CPU group
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Family
AMD Athlon II
Generation
1
Predecessor
--
Successor
--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD A6-5400K or AMD Athlon II X2 250? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.60 GHz
Frequency
3.00 GHz
2
CPU Cores
no data
3.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
no data
2
CPU Threads
no data
3.80 GHz
Turbo (2 Cores)
no data
No
Hyperthreading
no data
Yes
Overclocking
No
Core architecture
normal
no data
CPU Cores / Threads
2 / 2
no data
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
no data
Cores
2x
no data
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
--
no data
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
--

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD A6-5400K or AMD Athlon II X2 250. 

AMD Radeon HD 7540D
GPU name
no iGPU
0.64 GHz
GPU frequency
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
4
Generation
11
DirectX Version
no data
3
Execution units
192
Shader
2 GB
Max. Memory
no data
2
Max. displays
32 nm
Technology
Q2/2012
Release date
Max. GPU Memory
--
no data
Direct X
--

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode
h264
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
No
h265 8bit
no data
No
h265 10bit
no data
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode
AVC
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR3-1333
Max. Memory
16 GB
2
Memory channels
2 (Dual Channel)
No
ECC
No
no data
Bandwidth
--
no data
PCIe
2.0
no data
AES-NI
No

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
no data

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

65 W
TDP
no data
--
Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
TDP (PL2)
--
no data
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
65 W

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

1.00 MB
L3-Cache
--
32 nm
Technology
45 nm
Trinity
Architecture
Propus
AMD-V
Virtualization
AMD-V
FM2
Socket
AM3
Q3/2012
Release date
Q2/2009
ca. 45 $
Market price
no data
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
L2-Cache
2.00 MB
Part Number
--
ISA extensions
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
no data
Operating systems
Windows 10, Linux
no data
Release price
--
no data
Documents
--

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Unknown
Used in
no data

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD A6-5400K
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Athlon II X2 250