Athlon II X2 260 vs Ryzen 5 3350G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3350G and Athlon II X2 260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1062	2559
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.72
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Picasso	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	no data	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$48
Current price	no data	$17.43 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3350G 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	1 MB
L3 cache	4096 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	12 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 Ryzen 5 3350G 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	AM4	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3350G and Athlon II X2 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 10

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3350G 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.

Ryzen 5 3350G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by 675% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.81	0.75
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	12 nm	45 nm

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