AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260u and AMD Athlon II X4 600e 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 II X4 600e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 913 vs 716
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	913 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark	1795 vs 713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 600e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

716

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

1795

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
PassMark - Single thread mark	716	913
PassMark - CPU mark	713	1795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1882

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Propus
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$83	$130
Place in performance rating	2328	2366
Price now	$83.44	$130.23
Value for money (0-100)	3.90	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	169 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	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	300 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt