AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 270u and Intel Pentium D 960 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 791 vs 782
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 791 vs 782

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

  • Around 80% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 807 vs 675
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 807 vs 675

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
791
782
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
675
807
Name AMD Athlon II X2 270u Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark 791 782
PassMark - CPU mark 675 807

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Intel Pentium D 960

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Presler
Launch date September 2010 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $68
Place in performance rating 2584 2591
Price now $67.67
Value for money (0-100) 5.88
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 960
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 162 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB 28 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 410 million 376 million
Base frequency 3.60 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.3375V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR2, DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM3 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 130 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® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)