AMD Athlon II X2 260

The AMD Athlon II X2 260 brings 2 cores and 4 threads. It drops into the AM3 socket with a 65W TDP — about 32.5W per core. Clocks span 3.2GHz base to 3.2GHz boost. Confirm motherboard socket compatibility before anything else, then size the cooler to the TDP.

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