i3-10100Y vs Athlon II X2 260

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Athlon II X2 215 Athlon II X2 240 Athlon II X2 245 Athlon II X2 250
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Core i3-10100Y Core i5-8200Y Core i5-8210Y Core i7-8500Y Core m3-8100Y Pentium Gold 6500Y

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 260
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
Core i3-10100Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 5 Watt
1.80
+143%

Core i3-10100Y outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 260
i3-10100Y i3-10100Y

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26772023
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency1.0834.07
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)30 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$48no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y 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 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y 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
SocketAM3BGA1377
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data33.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

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 0.74
i3-10100Y 1.80
+143%

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.

Athlon II X2 260 1179
i3-10100Y 2857
+142%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.74 1.80
Recency 11 May 2010 30 August 2018
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

i3-10100Y has a 143.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10100Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 260 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 260 is a desktop processor while Core i3-10100Y is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 260 and Core i3-10100Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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