AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Phenom II X4 920
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and AMD Phenom II X4 920 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
- Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1256 vs 1130
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs January 2009 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1256 vs 1130 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2156 vs 1178
- 4.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 369
- 7.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 651
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2156 vs 1178 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1674 vs 369 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4682 vs 651 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 260 | AMD Phenom II X4 920 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1256 | 1130 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1178 | 2156 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 369 | 1674 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 651 | 4682 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.558 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 7.624 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.17 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.322 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.506 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 260 | AMD Phenom II X4 920 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Deneb |
Launch date | May 2010 | January 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $48 | $90 |
Place in performance rating | 2521 | 2524 |
Price now | $19.99 | $66.99 |
Value for money (0-100) | 27.59 | 14.95 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 | 2.8 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Transistor count | 410 million | 758 million |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |