AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,311

Rank #1,513

vs
4,144

Rank #1,751

4,311
4,144

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 3.9% (Rank #1513 vs #1751)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,289

Rank #1,495

vs
4,166

Rank #1,613

4,289
4,166

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 2.9% (Rank #1495 vs #1613)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,345

Rank #1,595

vs
4,111

Rank #2,045

4,345
4,111

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 5.4% (Rank #1595 vs #2045)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,489

Rank #1,610

vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

4,489
4,482

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1610 vs #1653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,473

Rank #1,499

vs
4,463

Rank #1,580

4,473
4,463

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1499 vs #1580)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,469

Rank #1,606

vs
4,463

Rank #1,650

4,469
4,463

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1606 vs #1650)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 240 Diff
Cores
4
4
0%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
2,000 MHz
-20%
Clock Multiplier
16x
14x
+12.5%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
26 GB/s
-18%
PCIe Lanes
16
10
+37.5%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
80 W
43.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 240
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number i7-720QM E5405
Core Name Regor Regor
Socket PGA988 LGA771
Package µPGA µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 260
AMD
Athlon II X2 240
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 260
i7-720QM
Athlon II X2 240
E5405

Core Name

Athlon II X2 260
Regor
Athlon II X2 240
Regor

Socket

Athlon II X2 260
PGA988
Athlon II X2 240
LGA771

Package

Athlon II X2 260
µPGA
Athlon II X2 240
µPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 260
DDR3 1066/1333
Athlon II X2 240
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 260
No
Athlon II X2 240
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 260
2
Athlon II X2 240
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 260
1x16, 2x8
Athlon II X2 240
4x1, 1x4, 1x2

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 260
Desktop
Athlon II X2 240
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 260
Yes
Athlon II X2 240
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 240
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 260
45 nm
Athlon II X2 240
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 260
117 mm²
Athlon II X2 240
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 260
0.00 billion
Athlon II X2 240
0.00 billion

Word Size

Athlon II X2 260
64-bit
Athlon II X2 240
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 240
GPU HD Graphics HD graphics 4400
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz 950 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 260
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 240
HD graphics 4400

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 260
Intel
Athlon II X2 240
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 260
667 MHz
Athlon II X2 240
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 260 Athlon II X2 240
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64