Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs Athlon II X2 260

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2626	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.72	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	2x Athlon 64
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Hawk-256
Release date	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$48	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	667 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	117 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	31 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57.

PCIe version

2.0

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Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	31 Watt

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