AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8350 and AMD Athlon II X2 260 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1581 vs 1256
• 5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6065 vs 1178
• Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 566 vs 369
• 4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 651

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1581 1256
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6065 1178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	566 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2751 651

Compare specifications (specs)