# Benchmarking AMD's BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU

> The AMD BC-250 has taken on a new life. It’s a PS5 APU that was repurposed for mining during the crypto boom, and now it’s being repurposed once again as a Linux gaming board.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/benchmarking-amds-bc-250-offering-steam-machine-like-performance-at-half-the-price-unlocking-40-cus-eight-zen-2-cores-on-the-repurposed-ps5-apu?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7b3d2ce8d40cfec8c154fe)
- **Published:** 2026-08-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #amd #playstation #steam
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7b3d2ce8d40cfec8c154fe

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