AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260u and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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 260u

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 713 vs 675
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 1044
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1882 vs 1731

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	713 vs 675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119 vs 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1882 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 764 vs 716

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	764 vs 716

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

716

764

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

675

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1119

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1882

1731

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	716	764
PassMark - CPU mark	713	675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1882	1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	October 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$83
Place in performance rating	2326	2352
Price now	$83.44
Value for money (0-100)	3.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt