AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and AMD Phenom X4 9750B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X4 9750B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1363 vs 913

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2011 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363 vs 913

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750B

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1520 vs 1316

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1520 vs 1316

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9750B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1363

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1316

1520

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Phenom X4 9750B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1363	913
PassMark - CPU mark	1316	1520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	AMD Phenom X4 9750B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Agena
Launch date	July 2011	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2423	2402
Price now	$23.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)