AMD Athlon II X2 260u Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2022-03-30

The AMD Athlon II X2 260u has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the AMD Athlon II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q3/2009.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD Athlon II X2 260u. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Athlon II X2 260u.
Name:	AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Family:	AMD Athlon II
CPU group:	AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In addition to the number of CPU cores and threads, you can see here whether the AMD Athlon II X2 260u can be overclocked. You will also find the clock frequencies of the processor (single-core and multi-core) here. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor.

CPU Cores / Threads:	2 / 2
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	2x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	1.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):	--

Internal Graphics

The 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. A processor with integrated graphics is also called APU (Accelerated Processing Unit).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the processor. The memory bandwidth depends on several factors and is given in gigabytes per second.

Memory type:	DDR3-1333
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0
AES-NI:	No

Thermal Management The Thermal Design Power (TDP for short) specifies the necessary cooling solution to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually only gives a rough idea of the real consumption of a CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	25 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Here you will find information on the size of the level 2 and level 3 cache of the AMD Athlon II X2 260u as well as a list of the processors ISA extensions. We have documented the architecture and the manufacturing technology for you as well as the release date.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
Architecture:	Propus
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q3/2009
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Athlon II X2 260u
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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon II X2 260u have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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.


	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	301
	AMD Athlon II X4 600e 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	288
	AMD Athlon II X2 270u 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	287
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	258
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	248
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	229
	Intel Pentium D 915 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	174

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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 Pentium 2117U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	612
	Intel Core2 Duo E6600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	579
	AMD Athlon II X2 270u 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	531
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	478
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	440
	AMD Athlon II X2 250u 2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz	425
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	346

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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 Pentium N4200 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	113
	AMD A8-6410 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	105
	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	104
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	103
	Intel Celeron N3450 4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	103
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	102
	AMD Athlon 5350 4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz	95

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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 Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	239
	AMD A4-3300 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	230
	Intel Celeron 2957U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	205
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	191
	Intel Celeron N3350 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	171
	Intel Atom x5-Z8350 4C 4T @ 1.92 GHz	165
	Intel Celeron N2820 2C 2T @ 2.39 GHz	141

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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 Pentium T2390 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	255
	AMD A8-4555M 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	252
	Intel Core2 Duo E4300 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	251
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	250
	Samsung Exynos 5433 8C 8T @ 1.90 GHz	250
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz	249
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 6C 6T @ 1.80 GHz	248

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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.


	Intel Pentium T3200 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	482
	Intel Atom x5-Z8300 4C 4T @ 1.84 GHz	481
	AMD A6-4400M 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	477
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	476
	Intel Celeron E1600 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	472
	Intel Core2 Duo E6300 2C 2T @ 1.86 GHz	471
	Intel Pentium T2410 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	469

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 A6-4455M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1088
	AMD A4-3310MX 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1082
	Intel Pentium N3710 4C 4T @ 2.56 GHz	1078
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1076
	AMD A4-4355M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	1076
	AMD A8-5545M 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1067
	AMD A6-5200 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	1056

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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 Celeron 1007U 2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz	2002
	AMD A4-3320M 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1987
	AMD A6-4400M 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1987
	AMD Athlon II X2 260u 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	1944
	AMD A4-5150M 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	1929
	AMD A4-3300M 2C 2T @ 2.50 GHz	1928
	AMD A6-1450 4C 4T @ 1.40 GHz	1902

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Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
472 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
447 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
632 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
579 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
1,659 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
1,646 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

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