AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and AMD Athlon II X2 270u 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- Around 70% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 791
- 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 675
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | May 2011 vs September 2010 |
| Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz vs 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1395 vs 791 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2008 vs 675 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270u
- 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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| Name | AMD Athlon II X3 460 | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1395 | 791 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 2008 | 675 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 383 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1013 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.511 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon II X3 460 | AMD Athlon II X2 270u | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Rana | Regor |
| Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
| Launch date | May 2011 | September 2010 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | $68 |
| OPN PIB | ADX460WFGMBOX | |
| OPN Tray | ADX460WFK32GM | |
| Place in performance rating | 2582 | 2584 |
| Price now | $38.99 | $67.67 |
| Series | AMD Athlon II X3 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 21.59 | 5.88 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | |
| Die size | 169 mm | 117 mm |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1024 KB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 75°C | |
| Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Number of cores | 3 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 3 | |
| Transistor count | 300 million | 410 million |
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Memory |
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| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 25 Watt |
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