AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270u and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X2 270u

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
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 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	September 2010 vs April 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Around 15% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 791
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 867 vs 675

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 791
PassMark - CPU mark	867 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

791

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

675

867

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	791	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	675	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 270u	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Brisbane
Launch date	September 2010	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$68
Place in performance rating	2594	2622
Price now	$67.67
Value for money (0-100)	5.88
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	154 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