The Athlon II X2 250 by AMD is built on the new 45nm process which offers better processor and graphical performance and efficiency. The Athlon II X2 250 is also compatible with both AM2+ and the new AM3 sockets for maximum compatibility, flexibility, and performance. The Athlon series has been a very influential line and a line of processors full of firsts, thanks to AMD, and will be having their ten year anniversary in June.

We tested the AMD Athlon II X2 250 on a AM3 motherboard and it did real well. Now with it not having an L3 cache may concern some users but it ran everything I threw at it without a problem, and it should be fine for the average user or the average family. For the enthusiasts, I was able to get an *800MHz* overclock out of it very easily, which just shows how much headroom that this CPU has to offer. So for the average family or the enthusiast on a budget, the AMD Athlon II X2 250 is definitely a great CPU to own. AMD has done a great job giving users options and flexibility in their designs so the average system builder can get the most performance out of their systems for the best price.