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AMD Athlon II X2 260
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See full details AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs 215 |
Released May, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 260
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
3.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 260
 | 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 |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 260 vs 215 among desktop CPUs (45 to 75W)
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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Differences What are the advantages of each
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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. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 260 vs 215
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 260 | vs | 215 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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