Intel Atom Z3775 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

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Intel Atom Z3775 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Intel Atom Z3775 AMD Athlon II X2 260u

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3775 or AMD Athlon II X2 260u - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom Z3775 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.39 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3775 was released in Q1/2014.

The AMD Athlon II X2 260u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 260u was released in Q3/2009.
Intel Atom (108) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
4 Generation 1
Bay Trail Architecture Propus
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3775 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Atom Z3775 is 1.46 GHz (2.39 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X2 260u has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 260u is at 1.80 GHz.

Intel Atom Z3775 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 260u
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
1.46 GHz Frequency 1.80 GHz
2.39 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Atom Z3775 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 260u
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Atom Z3775 or AMD Athlon II X2 260u has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.78 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

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.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3775 can use up to 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 260u supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Atom Z3775 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 260u
LPDDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1333
4 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 2.0
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Atom Z3775 is 3.5 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 260u has a TDP of 25 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Atom Z3775 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 260u
3.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3775 is manufactured in 22 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 260u is manufactured in 45 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Atom Z3775 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 260u
22 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1380 Socket AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2014 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3775 (94%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Atom Z3775 (99%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u (80%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
235 (94%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
250 (100%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
803 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
476 (59%)

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.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
703 (98%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
715 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
258 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
478 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 2.39 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
103 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
4C 4T @ 1.46 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
191 (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.
Intel Atom Z3775 Intel Atom Z3775
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.78 GHz
50 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 260u AMD Athlon II X2 260u
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Atom Z3775 AMD Athlon II X2 260u
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