AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 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 FX-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 69% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 912
Around 83% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1301 vs 709

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2011 vs January 2006
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360 vs 912
PassMark - CPU mark	1301 vs 709

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1360

912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

709

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360	912
PassMark - CPU mark	1301	709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Toledo
Launch date	July 2011	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2418	2423
Price now	$23.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	199 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	233 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	110 Watt