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Athlon II X2 260 vs A6 9210


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the 9210 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the 9210 gets 25.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.1 times faster than the 9210. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
670f00
Core
Regor
Stoney Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
Socket FP4
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
1x96+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
May 2010
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
20.78k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
27.13k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
260
9210
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
4.87k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
10.38k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.59k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
2.38k (x1.4)
TOTAL
17.05k
20.22k (x1.19)

Multithread

260

9210
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
7.41k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
11.87k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
3.35k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
2.6k (x1.16)
TOTAL
27.54k
25.23k (x0.92)

Performance/W
260
9210
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
494 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
792 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
173 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
1682 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
9210
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
1740 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
3707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
851 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
7222 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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