AMD releases new 45 nanometer Athlon II 250 processor

[2048Megabytes]

AMD has released a new dual-core 45 nanometer processor. It is the AMD Athlon II 250 Regor (3.0 gigahertz) processor. It has 2 megabytes of level 2 cache and is a Socket AM3 central processing unit. It is rated at 65 Watts and priced at $87 at NewEgg presently. Looks like a pretty good deal to me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681

 

[bomberboysk]

AMD has released a new dual-core 45 nanometer processor. It is the AMD Athlon II 250 Regor (3.0 gigahertz) processor. It has 2 megabytes of level 2 cache and is a Socket AM3 central processing unit. It is rated at 65 Watts and priced at $87 at NewEgg presently. Looks like a pretty good deal to me.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681

Saw that on ncix a few days ago.... id like to see it more in the $69 range, as you can get a tri core for only $20-30 more... But as far as amd vs intel there, amd has intel beat for sub $200... well, except the super low end like e2180. I wonder if these are unlockable like the 550 supposedly is...

 

[Twist86]

Looks pretty cool I would say for a 65w that it will be able to overclock nicely. I dare say it might do as well as the E8400 on the OC.

 

[3uL]

Can this processor support ddr3???

 

[bomberboysk]

Can this processor support ddr3???

Yup, AM3 supports ddr3, AM2+ only supports up to ddr2. This is an AM3 socket cpu

 

[Bodaggit23]

I dare say it might do as well as the E8400 on the OC.

Not with only 2Mb L2 Cache...

 

[bomberboysk]

Not with only 2Mb L2 Cache...

I think he means as far as the clockspeeds of the E8400, plus the cache isnt a major limiting factor... if these things can clock faster than the E8400's or even the same clocks, the E8400 is like twice the cost. This is a great budget chip imo...

Appears to be a fast little chip:
http://neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/aii_250/

 

[StrangleHold]

Not worth the price, for 15 more bucks you can get the Phenom II X2 550BE with the full 6mb. of L3

 

[Bodaggit23]

How could the cache not be a limiting factor?

 

[3uL]

How could the cache not be a limiting factor?

The only way to find out, buy it and try it.

 

[Bodaggit23]

The only way to find out, buy it and try it.

Looks like you need one worse than I do.

 

[2048Megabytes]

I do believe the Athlon II 250 central processing unit has processing power comparable to the Pentium E6300 2.8 gigahertz Wolfdale.

 

[2048Megabytes]

The Phenom 8560 Tri-Core would beat the Athlon II 250 Dual-Core in processing power and it's $8 less in price presently.

Edit: Oops, I did a typing error. I meant Phenom 8650 Tri-Core.

 

[MixedLogik]

Agreed with 2048Megabytes. The cache wins with the Athlon II 250, but you cannot win against the Tri-core.