AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 270

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 673
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1301 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2011 vs April 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	1301 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1146 vs 396
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1094 vs 737

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1146 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1094 vs 737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1360

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

590

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1146

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

737

1094

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360	673
PassMark - CPU mark	1301	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396	1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737	1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Venice
Launch date	July 2011	April 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$160
Place in performance rating	2418	2411
Price now	$23.99	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	24.32	2.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt