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AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500

The Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 250 however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 2340 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.

×AMD Athlon II X2 250×Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $36 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q4 2009
# of Samples1809531
CPU Rank41834226
CPU Value33.931.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)11973(-0.9%)12073(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1183(0.0%)1139(-3.7%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,183
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,139
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 250
33.9
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
31.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,197
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,207
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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.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Max TDP65W65W
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.