AMD A8-3870K vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3870K 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD A8-3870K

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
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 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2328 vs 1179
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 373 vs 369
Around 80% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1172 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs May 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
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 - CPU mark	2328 vs 1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	373 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1172 vs 651

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1254 vs 1210

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254 vs 1210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3870K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1210

1254

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2328

1179

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

373

369

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1172

651

Name	AMD A8-3870K	AMD Athlon II X2 260
PassMark - Single thread mark	1210	1254
PassMark - CPU mark	2328	1179
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	373	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1172	651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1721

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3870K	AMD Athlon II X2 260
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Regor
Launch date	December 2011	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2535	2522
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	228 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 frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	410 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)