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).

AMD Athlon II X2 260

AMD Phenom II X4 920

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: 1254 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	1254 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 1179
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 1179
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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1254

1130

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1179

2156

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

1674

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

4682

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Phenom II X4 920
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254	1130
PassMark - CPU mark	1179	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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Deneb
Launch date	May 2010	January 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	$90
Place in performance rating	2522	2525
Price now	$19.99	$66.99
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	14.95
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
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	125 Watt