AMD A6-5400B vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5400B and AMD Athlon II X2 260 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD A6-5400B

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1408 vs 1265
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1459 vs 1208
Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 439 vs 369
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 695 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408 vs 1265
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5400B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1408

1265

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

1208

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

439

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

695

651

Name	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Athlon II X2 260
PassMark - Single thread mark	1408	1265
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	439	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	695	651
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	601

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5400B	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Regor
Launch date	October 2012	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2501	2506
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$48
Price now		$19.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.59
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)