Athlon II X2 215 vs Xeon X5260

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2621	2781
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	8.66
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.92	0.88
Architecture codename	no data	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	1 October 2007 (17 years ago)	20 October 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$45

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215 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	no data	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	no data	2
Base clock speed	3.33 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	no data	512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.35V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215 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	LGA771	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5260 and Athlon II X2 215.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.78	0.61
Recency	1 October 2007	20 October 2009
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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