AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Sempron LE-1300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and AMD Sempron LE-1300 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 260

AMD Sempron LE-1300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1254 vs 614
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1179 vs 417

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254 vs 614
PassMark - CPU mark	1179 vs 417

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1300

Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1056 vs 369
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1001 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1056 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1001 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1254

614

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1179

417

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

1056

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

1001

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Sempron LE-1300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1254	614
PassMark - CPU mark	1179	417
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	1001

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	AMD Sempron LE-1300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Sparta
Launch date	May 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	$12
Place in performance rating	2522	2506
Price now	$19.99	$20
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	8.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt