AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1035T and AMD Athlon II X2 255 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

AMD Athlon II X2 255

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
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
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3014 vs 1199

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs January 2010
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3014 vs 1199

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1237 vs 1224

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1237 vs 1224

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 255

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1224

1237

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3014

1199

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	AMD Athlon II X2 255
PassMark - Single thread mark	1224	1237
PassMark - CPU mark	3014	1199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	19.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.388
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		660

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1035T	AMD Athlon II X2 255
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Regor
Launch date	April 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$189	$60
Place in performance rating	2522	2540
Price now	$189	$65.22
Value for money (0-100)	7.27	8.34
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray		AD255EHDK23GM
Series		AMD Athlon II X2
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Transistor count	904 million	410 million
Base frequency		3.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Number of threads		2
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	45 Watt