AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs AMD Phenom II X4 900e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 260u and AMD Phenom II X4 900e 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 Phenom II X4 900e

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 X4 900e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 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 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 966 vs 716
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1727 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 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	966 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark	1727 vs 713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 260u
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 900e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

716

966

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

713

1727

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
PassMark - Single thread mark	716	966
PassMark - CPU mark	713	1727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1882

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 260u	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Deneb
Launch date	October 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$83
Place in performance rating	2319	2309
Price now	$83.44
Value for money (0-100)	3.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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	4
Transistor count	410 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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	65 Watt