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Athlon II X2 260 vs Athlon 64 X2 4200+


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the 4200+ is based on K8.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the 4200+ gets 17.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.5 times faster than the 4200+. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
40fb2
Core
Regor
Brisbane
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
Socket AM2
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
2x512 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
May 2010
January 2007
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
9.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
17.83k 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
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
2.88k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
3.98k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
0.72k (x0.42)
TOTAL
17.05k
9.57k (x0.56)

Multithread

260

4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
5.58k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
7.67k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
3.88k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
0.7k (x0.31)
TOTAL
27.54k
17.83k (x0.65)

Performance/W
260
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
86 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
118 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
60 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
11 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
274 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
4200+
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
1308 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
1807 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
911 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
325 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
4352 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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