AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 260

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 67 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1256 vs 620
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1178 vs 539

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 67 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1256 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	1178 vs 539

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 369
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 954 vs 651

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	954 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1256

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1178

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

954

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1256	620
PassMark - CPU mark	1178	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	954

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	San Diego
Launch date	May 2010	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	$59
Place in performance rating	2521	2540
Price now	$19.99	$108.95
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	67 Watt