AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Intel Pentium T2330 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 260 and the Intel Pentium T2330 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 Pentium T2330 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2007. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) | CPU group | Intel Pentium T2000/T3000 (7) |
1 | Generation | 1 |
Propus | Architecture | Merom (Core) |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
-- | 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 Pentium T2330 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium T2330 |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.20 GHz | Frequency | 1.60 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | 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 Pentium T2330 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium T2330 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR2-800 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | 8 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 12.8 GB/s |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 1.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
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 Pentium T2330 is 35 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 Pentium T2330 |
65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 260 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium T2330 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium T2330 |
45 nm | Technology | 65 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 |
AM3 | Socket | PGA 478 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2010 | Release date | Q4/2007 |
-- | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T2330
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T2330
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T2330
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Pentium T2330
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X2 260 | Intel Pentium T2330 |
Unknown | Unknown |