AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon II X3 455
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270
- CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 1332
- Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 396 vs 384
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | July 2011 vs December 2010 |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1360 vs 1332 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 396 vs 384 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1879 vs 1301
- Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 999 vs 737
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1879 vs 1301 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 999 vs 737 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 455
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 270 | AMD Athlon II X3 455 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1360 | 1332 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1301 | 1879 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 396 | 384 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 737 | 999 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 | AMD Athlon II X3 455 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Rana |
Launch date | July 2011 | December 2010 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | $88 |
Place in performance rating | 2418 | 2419 |
Price now | $23.99 | $38.99 |
Value for money (0-100) | 24.32 | 20.92 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | 169 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 410 million | 300 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |