AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Athlon II X2 260u 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 X3 425e

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
• Around 50% higher clock speed: 2.7 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
• 3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 713
• Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 1119
• Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2239 713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1594 1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3705 1882

Compare specifications (specs)