AMD Athlon II x2 250 Review – Part 3

Ok, in our last look at this AMD Athlon II x2 250 CPU we saw how it handled a synthetic benchmark. This time, we want to pit it against a real game to see how it really performs. And what game better than Crysis. Crysis is undoubtably the one of the most hardware intensive games out there right now.

AMD Athlon II x2 250 Review – Part 2

Well, here is part two of our look at the AMD Athlon II x2 250 CPU. We really wanted to take a look at this CPU and see how it performs in gaming situations. The chip is retailing for around $80 and is a great way to get into the AM3 socket.

AMD Athlon II x2 250 Review – Part 1

Today, I was surprised to find a nice little package delivered. AMD was kind enough to send me a sample of their new Athlon II 250 CPU. It is part of their new line of low power, low budget 45 nm CPUs. It’s bigger brother, the Phenom II x2 550 is the other in that line. In this review, though, we will be focusing on the Athlon II.