AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 652

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AMD Athlon II X2 260 CPU1 vs CPU2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
AMD Athlon II X2 260 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 260 and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2016.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Qualcomm Snapdragon (104)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 (3)
1 Generation 4
Propus Architecture Cortex-A72 / Cortex-A53
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 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 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
2 Cores 8
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz A-Core 1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A72
-- B-Core 1.40 GHz
4x Cortex-A53

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
-- AI hardware Qualcomm AI engine
-- AI specifications Hexagon V56
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.60 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 0
-- Compute units --
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 11

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Qualcomm Adreno 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 260, while the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB/s enabled.

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR3-1866
16 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 14.9 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD Athlon II X2 260 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 is --. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 260 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 is at 0.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm.

AMD Athlon II X2 260 Characteristic Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
45 nm Technology 28 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q2/2010 Release date Q1/2016
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 260 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 (63%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 260 (77%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
430 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
270 (63%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
820 (81%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1007 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1189 (73%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
1633 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
283 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
920 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
Qualcomm Adreno 510 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)

AnTuTu 8 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 8 Benchmark measures the performance of a SoC. AnTuTu benchmarks the CPU, GPU, Memory as well as the UX (User Experience) by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu can benchmark any ARM CPU that runs under Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly compareable if the benchmark has been performed under different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 8 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The evaluation consists of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the RAM and the performance of the internal graphics.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
97639 (100%)

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.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Athlon II X2 260
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
290 (100%)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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AMD Athlon II X2 260 Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
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