AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and AMD Phenom II X2 B55 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, 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).

AMD Athlon II X2 260

AMD Phenom II X2 B55

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1265 vs 1205

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1265 vs 1205
PassMark - CPU mark	1208 vs 1204

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 B55

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1851 vs 369
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2854 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1851 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2854 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1265

1205

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1204

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

1851

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

2854

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
PassMark - Single thread mark	1265	1205
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	1204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	1851
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	2854
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.41
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Callisto
Launch date	May 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	$48
Place in performance rating	2506	2507
Price now	$19.99	$48
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	11.85
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	80 Watt