Intel Core i3-10300T vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Core i3-10300T		AMD Athlon II X2 260u
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i3-10300T and the AMD Athlon II X2 260u and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Core i3-10300T 4 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the AMD Athlon II X2 260u which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2009.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 10000 (43)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)
10	Generation	1
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Propus
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-9300T	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-10300T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X2 260u clocks with 1.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.
Intel Core i3-10300T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
4	Cores	2
8	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	1.80 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
3.60 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--


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.
Intel Core i3-10300T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	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.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	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 UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i3-10300T, while the AMD Athlon II X2 260u supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.
Intel Core i3-10300T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1333
128 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	2.00 MB
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The Intel Core i3-10300T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X2 260u is 25 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Core i3-10300T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	25 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
25 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-10300T has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X2 260u is at 2.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

Intel Core i3-10300T	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
14 nm	Technology	45 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 1200	Socket	AM3
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q3/2009
157 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10300T (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (24%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-10300T (100%)

AMD Athlon II X2 260u (10%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1080 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	250 (23%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4408 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	476 (11%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	408 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	103 (25%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2001 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	191 (10%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	8209 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	715 (9%)

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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	478 (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.


	Intel Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1370 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	4484 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Core i3-10300T Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	176 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	885 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	0 (0%)


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CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

NPU AI performance

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details