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Intel Celeron E3500 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

The Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 260u also around 24% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 38% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon II X2 260u uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 56 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.

×Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 260u+ ADD
Price $14.99 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeLGA775AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP65W25W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$4.56
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2011Q4 2010
# of Samples1343
CPU Value62.48.5
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)11543(0.0%)7163(-37.9%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)935(0.0%)713(-23.8%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz
935
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
713
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz
62.4
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
8.5
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz
1,154
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
716
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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.
Intel Celeron E3500 @ 2.70GHz AMD Athlon II X2 260u
Max TDP65W25W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.05
Running cost per day$0.033$0.013
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.518.3
Running cost per year$11.86$4.56
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.