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AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Athlon II X2 260 based on its .
See full details | AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs 215 |
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much more l3 cache 1 MB |
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz | ![]() | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
3.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much more l3 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | vs | 0.25 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | vs | 3.56 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.91 GHz | vs | 3.79 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
Newer | May, 2010 | vs | Sep, 2009 | Release date 7 months later | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the 215 vs the 260. | |||||||
summary | Athlon II X2 260 | vs | 215 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.91 pt/W | 1.62 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Athlon II X2 260 | vs | 215 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.82 - 1.4V | 0.85 - 1.43V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.84 GHz | 3.56 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.91 GHz | 3.79 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.84 GHz | 3.56 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A |
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