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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1360
1332
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1301
1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
396
384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
737
999
Name AMD Athlon II X2 270 AMD Athlon II X3 455
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

Essentials

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

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

Supported memory types DDR2, DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt