AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Intel Core i7-920
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CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 260 and the Intel Core i7-920 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 260 2 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the Intel Core i7-920 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2008. |
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| AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Core i7 900 (7) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Propus | Architecture | Bloomfield |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 260 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-920 clocks with 2.66 GHz (2.93 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-920 |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.20 GHz | Frequency | 2.66 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.93 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 260, while the Intel Core i7-920 supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-920 |
| DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR3-1066 |
| 16 GB | Max. Memory | 24 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 3 |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 260 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-920 is 130 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-920 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 130 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 260 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-920 is at 9.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-920 |
| 45 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| AM3 | Socket | LGA 1366 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2010 | Release date | Q4/2008 |
| -- | Release price | 305 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-920
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Intel Core i7-920 |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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