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Athlon II X2 260 vs Core 2 Duo E7400


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the E7400 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the E7400 gets 25.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.1 times faster than the E7400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
1067a
Core
Regor
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
3072 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
May 2010
October 2008
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
14.31k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
25.71k 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
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
3.19k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
7.02k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.71k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
1.39k (x0.82)
TOTAL
17.05k
14.31k (x0.84)

Multithread

260

E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
6.02k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
13.23k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
5.12k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
1.34k (x0.6)
TOTAL
27.54k
25.71k (x0.93)

Performance/W
260
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
93 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
204 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
79 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
21 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
396 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
1139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
2507 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
969 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
496 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
5111 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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