AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,387

Rank #1,418

vs
4,281

Rank #1,547

4,387
4,281

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 2.4% (Rank #1418 vs #1547)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,384

Rank #1,408

vs
4,252

Rank #1,530

4,384
4,252

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 3% (Rank #1408 vs #1530)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,391

Rank #1,477

vs
4,324

Rank #1,676

4,391
4,324

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 1.5% (Rank #1477 vs #1676)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,502

Rank #1,518

vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

4,502
4,487

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 0.3% (Rank #1518 vs #1624)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,478

Rank #1,465

vs
4,471

Rank #1,522

4,478
4,471

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1465 vs #1522)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,483

Rank #1,512

vs
4,468

Rank #1,617

4,483
4,468

Phenom II X2 560 wins by 0.3% (Rank #1512 vs #1617)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Athlon II X2 255 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,160 MHz
+5.1%
Clock Multiplier --
16x
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
12
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Phenom II X2 560 Athlon II X2 255
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 E8500
Core Name -- Regor
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package -- µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment -- Desktop
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Phenom II X2 560
AMD
Athlon II X2 255
AMD

Model Number

Phenom II X2 560
E8600
Athlon II X2 255
E8500

Core Name

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
Regor

Socket

Phenom II X2 560
LGA775
Athlon II X2 255
LGA775

Package

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
µPGA

Memory Type

Phenom II X2 560
DDR3 1066
Athlon II X2 255
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Phenom II X2 560
No
Athlon II X2 255
No

PCIe Revision

Phenom II X2 560
2.0
Athlon II X2 255
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Phenom II X2 560
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon II X2 255
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Athlon II X2 255
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area -- 117 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Phenom II X2 560
45 nm
Athlon II X2 255
45 nm

Die Area

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Phenom II X2 560
--
Athlon II X2 255
0.00 billion

Word Size

Phenom II X2 560
64-bit
Athlon II X2 255
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Phenom II X2 560 Athlon II X2 255
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 900 MHz

GPU

Phenom II X2 560
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 255
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Phenom II X2 560
Intel
Athlon II X2 255
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Phenom II X2 560
1000 MHz
Athlon II X2 255
900 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Phenom II X2 560 Athlon II X2 255
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