AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260u and AMD Phenom II X3 700e 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date | October 2009 vs June 2009 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 700e
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 961 vs 716
- 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1451 vs 713
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 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 | 961 vs 716 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1451 vs 713 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260u
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 700e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 260u | AMD Phenom II X3 700e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 716 | 961 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 713 | 1451 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1119 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1882 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u | AMD Phenom II X3 700e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Heka |
Launch date | October 2009 | June 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $83 | |
Place in performance rating | 2326 | 2327 |
Price now | $83.44 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.90 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | 258 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 | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 410 million | 758 million |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |