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.
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 730 | AMD Athlon II X2 260u |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Regor |
Launch date | 2 Oct 2012 | October 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2315 | 2326 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $83 | |
Price now | $83.44 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 3.90 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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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 |
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64 bit support | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |