AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Athlon II X2 260

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X2 260
0.75
+5.6%

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 6% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25202553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.725.89
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date11 May 2010 (13 years old)July 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$48$35
Current price$23 (0.5x MSRP)$17.99 (0.5x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245 has 58% better value for money than Athlon II X2 260.

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245 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 speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm2117 mm2
Number of transistors410 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245 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
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245.

PCIe version2.0no data

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
+5.6%
Athlon II X2 245 0.71

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 6% in our combined 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 1150
+4.8%
Athlon II X2 245 1097

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 5% 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
+31.4%
Athlon II X2 245 258

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 31% 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 260 603
+33.1%
Athlon II X2 245 453

Athlon II X2 260 outperforms Athlon II X2 245 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.75 0.71
Cost $48 $35

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 260 and Athlon II X2 245. The differences in performance seem too small.


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