Intel Core i7-4770T vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-4770T and AMD Athlon II X2 260u processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

Intel Core i7-4770T

AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 106% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1931 vs 716
8.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5973 vs 713
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3029 vs 1882

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2013 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931 vs 716
PassMark - CPU mark	5973 vs 713
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3029 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 868

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1119 vs 868

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-4770T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1931

716

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5973

713

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

868

1119

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3029

1882

Name	Intel Core i7-4770T	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
PassMark - Single thread mark	1931	716
PassMark - CPU mark	5973	713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	868	1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3029	1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.95
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.543
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.924

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-4770T	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	June 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$610	$83
Place in performance rating	2333	2326
Price now	$399.99	$83.44
Processor Number	i7-4770T
Series	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.36	3.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum core temperature	71.45°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x412
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)