Testseek.com have collected 61 expert reviews of the AMD Athlon 2 X2 250 3.0GHz Socket AM3 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Athlon 2 X2 250 3.0GHz Socket AM3.
July 2009
(80%)
61 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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 ...
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 as a b...
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 ...
Abstract: 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 Phe...
Abstract: 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 Edition..
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 L3...
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 ou...
Abstract: The Phenom IIs in quad and three core variations are in the market for quite a while, and after months of waith AMD is ready to replace the old Athon X2 series, which latest incarnations are the 7750 and 7850. The 7750 and 7850 were the last of 65nm K1...
Affordable, Reverse Compatible, Compatible with both AM2 and AM3 motherboards, Good Overclock, Efficient, Can meet the needs of an average family,
None, Editor's Choice
AMD has made the AMD Athlon II X2 250 accessible for just about everyone. It is able to accomplish the needs of an individual as well as a whole family. The AMD Athlon II X2 250 had solid performance throughout the benchmarks for an entry level chip an...
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 s...
