AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron E1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and Intel Celeron E1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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

Intel Celeron E1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 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
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 916
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1301 vs 840

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2011 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	1301 vs 840

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1360

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

840

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270	Intel Celeron E1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1360	916
PassMark - CPU mark	1301	840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	737

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270	Intel Celeron E1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Conroe
Launch date	July 2011	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2418	2411
Price now	$23.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.32
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E1600
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)