AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270u and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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 II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs July 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x 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 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 791
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 791
PassMark - CPU mark	1110 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

791

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

1110

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	791	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	675	1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		648

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	September 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$68	$35
Place in performance rating	2584	2597
Price now	$67.67	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	5.88	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
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)	25 Watt	65 Watt