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Athlon II X2 260 vs Pentium Dual-Core T4500


Description
The 260 is based on K10 architecture while the T4500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 260 gets a score of 27.5 k points while the T4500 gets 22.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.2 times faster than the T4500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
100f63
1067a
Core
Regor
Penryn-3M
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3
Socket P
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x128 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
kB
0 kB
Date
May 2010
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
17.05k points
12.06k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.54k points
22.71k 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
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
2.64k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
5.88k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.36k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
1.19k (x0.7)
TOTAL
17.05k
12.06k (x0.71)

Multithread

260

T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
10.02k
5.21k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
11.52k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
4.65k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
1.33k (x0.59)
TOTAL
27.54k
22.71k (x0.82)

Performance/W
260
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
154 points/W
149 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
157 points/W
329 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
78 points/W
133 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
38 points/W
TOTAL
424 points/W
649 points/W

Performance/GHz
260
T4500
Test#1 (Integers)
1886 points/GHz
1147 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1939 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
971 points/GHz
1026 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
517 points/GHz
TOTAL
5328 points/GHz
5245 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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