AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD Athlon II X2 260u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 730

AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 78% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 937 vs 716
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2278 vs 713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Oct 2012 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	937 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark	2278 vs 713

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

716

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

713

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	716
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1882

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Regor
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2308	2316
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Price now		$83.44
Value for money (0-100)		3.90
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	117 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1303 million	410 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)