Xeon E-2336 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
Xeon E-2336
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.37
+1301%

Xeon E-2336 outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by a whopping 1301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2676754
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.0815.10
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 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 Xeon E-2336 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
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 Xeon E-2336 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336 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 Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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
Xeon E-2336 10.37
+1301%

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
Xeon E-2336 16467
+1297%

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
Xeon E-2336 2048
+492%

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
Xeon E-2336 7454
+1120%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 10.37
Recency 11 May 2010 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm

Xeon E-2336 has a 1301.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E-2336 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 Xeon E-2336 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 260 and Xeon E-2336, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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