Athlon II X2 260 vs Core 2 Extreme X6800

General info

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Athlon II X2 260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2628	2526
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.11	3.72
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Core 2 Extreme (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	no data	11 May 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$48
Current price	$500	$17.43 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 260 has 3282% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme X6800.

Technical specs

Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Athlon II X2 260 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	no data	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Athlon II X2 260 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Athlon II X2 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Athlon II X2 260.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 outperforms Core 2 Extreme X6800 by 17% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.64	0.75
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	65 Watt

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