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).

AMD Athlon II X2 260

AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

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	2516	2517
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