Athlon II X2 260u vs Ryzen 5 5560U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5560U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.67
+2015%

Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms Athlon II X2 260u by a whopping 2015% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9633190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesRyzen 5no data
Power efficiency24.430.69
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 December 2021 (3 years ago)20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$83

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5560U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.8 GHz
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache3 MB1 MB
L3 cache8 MB0 KB
Chip lithography7 nm45 nm
Die size180 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5560U 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
SocketFP6AM3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Athlon II X2 260u. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Athlon II X2 260u are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Athlon II X2 260u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and Athlon II X2 260u.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes8no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen 5 5560U 8.67
+2015%
Athlon II X2 260u 0.41

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 5 5560U 15241
+2038%
Samples: 358
Athlon II X2 260u 713
Samples: 43

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 0.41
Recency 1 December 2021 20 October 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 5560U has a 2014.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X2 260u in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 260u is a desktop one.

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