AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B97 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 Phenom II X4 B97

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 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
  • 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 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 716
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2548 vs 713
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs October 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 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 1320 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark 2548 vs 713

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 430
  • Around 30% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1882 vs 1447
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1119 vs 430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1882 vs 1447

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1320
716
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2548
713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
430
1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1447
1882
Name AMD Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark 1320 716
PassMark - CPU mark 2548 713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 430 1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1447 1882

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Regor
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date May 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $100 $83
OPN Tray HDXB97WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating 2339 2326
Price now $56.99 $83.44
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100) 20.09 3.90
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 258 mm 117 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 758 million 410 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt