AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs 170u |
Released November, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 260u
 | More cores 2 | | More threads 2 |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon II 170u
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the 170u
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.11 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| More threads | 2 | vs | 1 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | vs | 2.55 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 260u vs 170u
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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 260u | vs | 170u |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Single core | |
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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 1,800 MHz | |
details | Athlon II X2 260u | vs | 170u |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 81°C | Unknown - 80°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.55 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,565.5 | 1,383.9 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.55 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 25W | 20W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 6.02 $/year | 4.82 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 21.9 $/year | 17.52 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.84 pt/W | 3.3 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 20.31W | 16.25W | |
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