Athlon II X2 255 vs Pentium G860

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G860
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.95
+23.4%

Pentium G860 outperforms Athlon II X2 255 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25152656
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.120.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.331.08
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date4 September 2011 (13 years ago)25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G860 has 10500% better value for money than Athlon II X2 255.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G860 and Athlon II X2 255.

PCIe version2.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G860 0.95
+23.4%
Athlon II X2 255 0.77

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G860 1448
+23.2%
Athlon II X2 255 1175

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G860 422
+44%
Athlon II X2 255 293

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G860 701
+73.9%
Athlon II X2 255 403

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.95 0.77
Recency 4 September 2011 25 January 2010
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

Pentium G860 has a 23.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium G860 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 255 in performance tests.


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