Athlon II X2 260 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G outperforms Athlon II X2 260 by a whopping 1665% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 583 | 2676 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.72 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 19.01 | 1.08 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (2021−2024) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 1 June 2021 (3 years ago) | 11 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $48 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 39 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.06 | 0.74 |
| Recency | 1 June 2021 | 11 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 45 nm |
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G has a 1664.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 260 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G and Athlon II X2 260, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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