AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1267 vs 1234

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs January 2008
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1267 vs 1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1214 vs 1210

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 422 vs 369
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 738 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	422 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	738 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1267

1234

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1214

1210

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

422

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

738

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1267	1234
PassMark - CPU mark	1214	1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2010	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$48
Place in performance rating	2511	2981
Price now	$19.99	$129.95
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	4.87
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8400
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)