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Core 2 Duo E4400 vs Athlon II X2 260


Description
The E4400 is based on Core architecture while the 260 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E4400 gets a score of 14.2 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.9 times faster than the E4400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fd
100f63
Core
Allendale
Regor
Architecture
Base frecuency
2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
July 2007
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
7.67k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
14.17k points
27.54k 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
E4400
260
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
6.04k (x2.62)
Test#2 (FP)
2.09k
6.2k (x2.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.1k
3.11k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.18k
1.7k (x1.44)
TOTAL
7.67k
17.05k (x2.22)

Multithread

E4400

260
Test#1 (Integers)
4.61k
10.02k (x2.17)
Test#2 (FP)
4.17k
10.18k (x2.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.2k
5.1k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
2.25k (x1.88)
TOTAL
14.17k
27.54k (x1.94)

Performance/W
E4400
260
Test#1 (Integers)
71 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
64 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
65 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
18 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
218 points/W
424 points/W

Performance/GHz
E4400
260
Test#1 (Integers)
1151 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1044 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1048 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
591 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
3834 points/GHz
5328 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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