AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs Athlon II X2 270u

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General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 270u and Athlon II X2 260u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date21 September 2010 (13 years old)October 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$68$83
Current price$92 (1.4x MSRP)$47 (0.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 270u and Athlon II X2 260u 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
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 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 270u and Athlon II X2 260u 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)25 Watt25 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Athlon II X2 260u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Athlon II X2 260u.

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.


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 270u 675
Athlon II X2 260u 713
+5.6%

Athlon II X2 260u outperforms Athlon II X2 270u by 6% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Cost $68 $83

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