AMD Athlon II X2 270 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 270 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 270, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 270
Family: AMD Athlon II
Group: AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 270 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 270 is 3.4 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.4 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1333
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 270 is manufactured using a 45 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: AM3
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Propus
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a, MMX, 3DNow!
Release date: Q3/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Celeron 1020E
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1270
1270
Intel Core i3-2348M
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1270
1270
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1269
1269
Intel Celeron 3855U
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265
Intel Celeron J3160
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
1265
1265

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 3865U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
936
936
Intel Celeron 3867U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
936
936
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
931
931
Intel Celeron G1620T
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
930
930
AMD Athlon II X3 435
3C 3T @ 2.9 GHz
927
927

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Phenom II X4 975
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
478
478
Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
478
478
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
477
477
Intel Core i5-2537M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
476
476
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
473
473

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core2 Duo T5870
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
314
314
Intel Core2 Duo E4400
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
312
312
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
309
309
Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
308
308
Intel Pentium T3200
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
307
307