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).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

AMD Athlon II X2 270u

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

791

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

675

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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
Essentials
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	2583	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
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
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt