AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270u and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 270u

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 791 vs 475
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 675 vs 421

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2007
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	791 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark	675 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

791

475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

421

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark	791	475
PassMark - CPU mark	675	421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1074

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Windsor
Launch date	September 2010	October 2007
Launch price (MSRP)	$68
Place in performance rating	2484	2488
Price now	$67.67
Value for money (0-100)	5.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	230 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	410 million	227 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt