AMD A8-6410 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6410 and AMD Athlon II X2 260u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6410

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 781 vs 716
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1768 vs 713
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2014 vs October 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 25 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 781 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark 1768 vs 713

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 252
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1882 vs 749
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1119 vs 252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1882 vs 749

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6410
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
781
716
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1768
713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
252
1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
749
1882
Name AMD A8-6410 AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark 781 716
PassMark - CPU mark 1768 713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 252 1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 749 1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.121
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.59
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1097
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3853
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 685
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1097
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3853

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6410 AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Essentials

Architecture codename Beema Regor
Family AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date 1 June 2014 October 2009
OPN Tray AM6410ITJ44JB
Place in performance rating 2475 2319
Series AMD A8-Series APU for Laptops
Vertical segment Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $83
Price now $83.44
Value for money (0-100) 3.90

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 930 Million 410 million
Unlocked
Die size 117 mm
L1 cache 128 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3L DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 847 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FT3b AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0