AMD Athlon II X2 260

Price and performance details for the AMD Athlon II X2 260 can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
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Is the AMD Athlon II X2 260 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs.

AMD Athlon II X2 260

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 2.0 MB,

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 260 Processor, AMD Athlon(tm) X2 260 Processor, AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 260

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 29.13

Overall Rank: 2878

Last Price Change: $37.88 USD (2022-08-04)

Average CPU Mark

1103

Single Thread Rating: 1231²
Samples: 418*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,820
Thread: 1,070

²Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon II X2 260

Integer Math	3,246 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,592 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	288.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	103 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	542 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,231 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon II X2 260

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of November 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$37.88 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	[Gaming Mode] Mini Gaming PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U (up to 4.2Ghz) 16GB DDR4 512GB M.2 SSD Windows 11 Pro Mini PC RGB Lights AMR5 Mini Computer 4K HDMI DP Type-C WiFi 6 BT 5.2 Small PC, Auto Power On	$519.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G with Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$579.99 (www.amazon.com)
	N40 Mini PC Fanless Celeron N4020 (up to 2.8GHz) with Windows 10 4GB DDR4/64GB eMMC Mini Computers HDMI 2.0 and VGA Port 2.4/5.8G WiFi BT4.2 3xUSB3.0 Support Linux,NGFF 2242 SSD Auto Power On Tiny PC	$119.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Windows 10 Pro, 8GB RAM/128GB SSD Mini Desktop Computer Intel Celeron J3455 Processor, Quad Core Micro Computer 4K, Support mSATA, 2.5-inch SSD, 2.4G/ 5.0G WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, HTPC	$195.94 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 24-inch All-in-One Touchscreen Desktop Computer, AMD Athlon Gold 3150U Processor, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (24-df0040, White), Snow White	$859.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,696
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,947
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,160
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,603
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,803
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,358
AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,103

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		86.73
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		83.30
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		76.93
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.48
AMD Athlon II X2 260		29.13
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,210
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,850
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,353
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,951
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,892
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,231

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Athlon II X2 260
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1580802 - Jun 14 2022		1679
BL1563335 - May 09 2022		887
BL1551612 - Apr 17 2022		1354
BL1513881 - Feb 11 2022		1157
BL1489104 - Jan 01 2022		1289

Popular comparisons for AMD Athlon II X2 260
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,103
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,051 (-4.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,107 (+0.4%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,089 (-1.3%)
Intel Celeron E3400 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		829 (-24.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		927 (-16.0%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		895 (-18.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,164 (+5.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,105 (+0.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,051 (-4.8%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,005 (-9.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		1,002 (-9.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 260		983 (-10.9%)

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