AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and AMD Phenom II X6 1035T 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

  • CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1256 vs 1226
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs April 2010
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1256 vs 1226

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3000 vs 1178
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3000 vs 1178

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1256
1226
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1178
3000
Name AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1256 1226
PassMark - CPU mark 1178 3000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 651
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.388

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Thuban
Launch date May 2010 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $48 $189
Place in performance rating 2521 2522
Price now $19.99 $189
Value for money (0-100) 27.59 7.27
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 346 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 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 6
Transistor count 410 million 904 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 95 Watt