Athlon II X2 260 vs A4-3300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-3300M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.67
Athlon II X2 260
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71
+6%

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms A4-3300M by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29162879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.72
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency0.810.46
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date14 June 2011 (14 years ago)11 May 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$48

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFS1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6480G (444 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3300M and Athlon II X2 260.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

A4-3300M 0.67
Athlon II X2 260 0.71
+6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

A4-3300M 1186
Samples: 276
Athlon II X2 260 1243
+4.8%
Samples: 449

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-3300M 227
Athlon II X2 260 348
+53.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-3300M 393
Athlon II X2 260 613
+56%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.71
Recency 14 June 2011 11 May 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

A4-3300M has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 260, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD A4-3300M and AMD Athlon II X2 260.

Be aware that A4-3300M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 260 is a desktop one.

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