AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Pentium E6600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260 and Intel Pentium E6600 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Intel Pentium E6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1257 vs 1222
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1190 vs 1166

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3.06 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1257 vs 1222
PassMark - CPU mark	1190 vs 1166

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 392 vs 369
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 666 vs 651

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666 vs 651

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1257

1222

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1190

1166

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

369

392

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

651

666

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Pentium E6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1257	1222
PassMark - CPU mark	1190	1166
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369	392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	651	666

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260	Intel Pentium E6600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Wolfdale
Launch date	May 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	$16
Place in performance rating	2521	2523
Price now	$19.99	$100
Value for money (0-100)	27.59	5.53
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E6600
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	228 million
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		74.1°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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
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)