i5-13600KF vs Athlon II X2 260

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 260
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
Core i5-13600KF
2022
14 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
23.79
+3115%

Core i5-13600KF outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by a whopping 3115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2676216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.7266.87
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.0812.44
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$48$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13600KF has 1698% better value for money than Athlon II X2 260.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cache128 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size117 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF 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 i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.604 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i5-13600KF 23.79
+3115%

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
i5-13600KF 37782
+3105%

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.

Athlon II X2 260 346
i5-13600KF 2780
+703%

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.

Athlon II X2 260 611
i5-13600KF 15682
+2467%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 23.79
Recency 11 May 2010 27 September 2022
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 2 20
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Athlon II X2 260 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13600KF, on the other hand, has a 3114.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 600% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Core i5-13600KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 260 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 260 and Core i5-13600KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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