AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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 X2 4400+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1363 vs 763
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1316 vs 671

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2011 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark	1316 vs 671

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 396
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1731 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1044 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1731 vs 737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1363

763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

671

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

1044

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

737

1731

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363	763
PassMark - CPU mark	1316	671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396	1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737	1731

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	July 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2423	2360
Price now	$23.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt