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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250

The AMD Athlon II X2 250 is newer than Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. It is also significantly faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Athlon II X2 250 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1824 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 250+ ADD
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Socket TypePLGA775AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 4)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 17KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP130W65W
Yearly Running Cost$23.73$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q2 2009
# of Samples151809
CPU Rank50244194
CPU Value15.033.9
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)5153(-57.0%)11973(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)469(-60.4%)1183(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 21st of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz
469
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,183
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 21st of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz
15.0
AMD Athlon II X2 250
33.9
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz
515
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,197
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 955 @ 3.46GHz AMD Athlon II X2 250
Max TDP130W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.