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AMD Athlon II X2 260 vs Phenom II X2 555

The AMD Athlon II X2 260 is newer than AMD Phenom II X2 555, while AMD Phenom II X2 555 is around 9% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, AMD Phenom II X2 555 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 911 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×AMD Athlon II X2 260×AMD Phenom II X2 555+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3AM2+/AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP65W80W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q1 2010
# of Samples431480
CPU Value94.499.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12543(-4.1%)13073(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1179(-9.1%)1296(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 260
1,179
AMD Phenom II X2 555
1,296
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 260
94.4
AMD Phenom II X2 555
99.5
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 260
1,254
AMD Phenom II X2 555
1,307
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 260 AMD Phenom II X2 555
Max TDP65W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.