Athlon 3000G vs Athlon II X2 260

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 260
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.75

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by a whopping 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25501574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.727.67
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Zen+ (2018−2020)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)21 November 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$48$49
Current price$17.43 (0.4x MSRP)$165 (3.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 3000G has 106% better value for money than Athlon II X2 260.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2209.78 mm2?
Number of transistors410 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
PowerNowno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB?
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 3000G.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 260 0.75
Athlon 3000G 2.90
+287%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X2 260 1167
Athlon 3000G 4491
+285%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by 285% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 260 339
Athlon 3000G 955
+182%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by 182% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 260 605
Athlon 3000G 1972
+226%

Athlon 3000G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by 226% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 2.90
Recency 11 May 2010 21 November 2019
Threads 2 4
Cost $48 $49
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 260 in performance tests.


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