AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs AMD Phenom II X2 550

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
4,314

Rank #1,504

4,311
4,314

Phenom II X2 550 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1513 vs #1504)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,289

Rank #1,495

vs
4,284

Rank #1,501

4,289
4,284

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1495 vs #1501)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,345

Rank #1,595

vs
4,359

Rank #1,557

4,345
4,359

Phenom II X2 550 wins by 0.3% (Rank #1595 vs #1557)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,489

Rank #1,610

vs
4,493

Rank #1,584

4,489
4,493

Phenom II X2 550 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1610 vs #1584)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,473

Rank #1,499

vs
4,468

Rank #1,543

4,473
4,468

Athlon II X2 260 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1499 vs #1543)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,469

Rank #1,606

vs
4,478

Rank #1,551

4,469
4,478

Phenom II X2 550 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1606 vs #1551)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Phenom II X2 550 Diff
Cores
4
2
+50%
Threads
8
4
+50%
Base Frequency
1,600 MHz
1,100 MHz
+31.3%
Clock Multiplier
16x
16x
+3.1%
L1 Cache --
125 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
6 MiB
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
-50%
Max Bandwidth
21 GB/s
26 GB/s
-18%
PCIe Lanes
16
12
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
45 W
5 W
90% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
14 nm
68.9% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 260 Phenom II X2 550
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number i7-720QM 5Y51
Core Name Regor Callisto
Socket PGA988 FCBGA1234
Package µPGA µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066/1333 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8 x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 260
AMD
Phenom II X2 550
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 260
i7-720QM
Phenom II X2 550
5Y51

Core Name

Athlon II X2 260
Regor
Phenom II X2 550
Callisto

Socket

Athlon II X2 260
PGA988
Phenom II X2 550
FCBGA1234

Package

Athlon II X2 260
µPGA
Phenom II X2 550
µPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 260
DDR3 1066/1333
Phenom II X2 550
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 260
No
Phenom II X2 550
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 260
2
Phenom II X2 550
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 260
1x16, 2x8
Phenom II X2 550
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 260
Desktop
Phenom II X2 550
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 260
Yes
Phenom II X2 550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Phenom II X2 550
Process 45 nm 14 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 258 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 260
45 nm
Phenom II X2 550
14 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 260
117 mm²
Phenom II X2 550
258 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 260
0.00 billion
Phenom II X2 550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 260
--
Phenom II X2 550
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Athlon II X2 260
64-bit
Phenom II X2 550
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 260 Phenom II X2 550
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 667 MHz 900 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 260
HD Graphics
Phenom II X2 550
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 260
Intel
Phenom II X2 550
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 260
667 MHz
Phenom II X2 550
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 260 Phenom II X2 550
3DNow!
ABM
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