AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon II X2 270

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	July 2011 vs April 2010
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2028 vs 396
10.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7615 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2028 vs 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7615 vs 737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

396

2028

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

737

7615

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1361
PassMark - CPU mark	1303
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396	2028
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737	7615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.726
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Thuban
Launch date	July 2011	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2418	2421
Price now	$23.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	346 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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Transistor count	410 million	904 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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	125 Watt