AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i7-2600S
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270 and Intel Core i7-2600S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
| Launch date | July 2011 vs January 2011 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1723 vs 1361
- 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4605 vs 1303
- Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 693 vs 396
- 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2287 vs 737
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.80 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1723 vs 1361 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 4605 vs 1303 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 693 vs 396 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2287 vs 737 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600S
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| Name | AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i7-2600S |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1361 | 1723 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 1303 | 4605 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 396 | 693 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 737 | 2287 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.689 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 63.192 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.459 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.726 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.081 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i7-2600S | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Regor | Sandy Bridge |
| Launch date | July 2011 | January 2011 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | $210 |
| Place in performance rating | 2418 | 2428 |
| Price now | $23.99 | $198.99 |
| Value for money (0-100) | 24.32 | 10.47 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Processor Number | i7-2600S | |
| Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 117 mm | 216 mm |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.80 GHz |
| Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
| Transistor count | 410 million | 1160 million |
| Base frequency | 2.80 GHz | |
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
| Maximum core temperature | 69.1°C | |
| Number of threads | 8 | |
Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 1066/1333 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM3 | LGA1155 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Graphics |
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| Device ID | 0x102 | |
| Graphics base frequency | 850 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.35 GHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.35 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Processor graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| Number of displays supported | 2 | |
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Peripherals |
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| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Flexible Display interface (FDI) | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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