Intel Pentium G3260 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250 |
Released January, 2015
Intel Pentium G3260
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3260
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes | | Higher clock speed 3.3 GHz |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Lower typical power consumption 43.06W |
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Released June, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 250
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 250
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.72 GHz | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 74 °C |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.04 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.3 GHz | vs | 3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 43.06W | vs | 52.81W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2015 | vs | Jun, 2009 | Release date over 5 years later | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | vs | 3.37 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74 °C | vs | 72 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.04 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3260 vs Athlon II X2 250
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 | Pentium G3260 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| AVX 1.1 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| ABM | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 53W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.14 pt/W | 1.79 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.06W | 52.81W | |
details | Pentium G3260 | vs | Athlon II X2 250 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.37 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.3 GHz | 4.04 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.37 GHz | 3.72 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
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