AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 280 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 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 280

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1462 vs 1336
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1355 vs 1267
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 1925
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3272 vs 3207

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2013 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1462 vs 1336
PassMark - CPU mark	1355 vs 1267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941 vs 1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3272 vs 3207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 280
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1462

1336

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1267

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1941

1925

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3272

3207

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 280	AMD Athlon II X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	1462	1336
PassMark - CPU mark	1355	1267
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941	1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3272	3207

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 280	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Regor
Launch date	February 2013	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$83
Place in performance rating	1475	1531
Price now	$99.99	$82.88
Value for money (0-100)	6.28	6.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt