AMD Athlon II X2 270u Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2010 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 270u, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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 270u has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 2.0 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 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 25 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): 25 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u 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: Q3/2010
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3735D
4C 4T @ 1.33 GHz
2156
2156
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
2145
2145
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
2145
2145
AMD A4-3305M
2C 2T @ 1.9 GHz
2145
2145
Intel Pentium 3560Y
2C 2T @ 1.2 GHz
2134
2134

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium 3560Y
2C 2T @ 1.2 GHz
1213
1213
Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
1210
1210
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
1196
1196
AMD A8-3530MX
4C 4T @ 1.9 GHz
1183
1183
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
1177
1177

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD E1-1500
2C 2T @ 1.48 GHz
730
730
Intel Celeron 2961Y
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
728
728
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
722
722
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
715
715
Intel Pentium E2200
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
715
715

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
1140
1140
Intel Core2 Duo E6600
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
579
579
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
531
531
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
478
478
Intel Atom x5-Z8350
4C 4T @ 1.44 GHz
440
440

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom Z3560
4C 4T @ 1.83 GHz
531
531
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
NoneC NoneT @ --
530
530
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
529
529
MediaTek Helio A20
NoneC NoneT @ --
522
522
Intel Pentium E2180
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
517
517

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
314
314
AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
301
301
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
287
287
AMD Athlon II X2 260u
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
258
258
Intel Celeron N3350
2C 2T @ 1.1 GHz
248
248

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Athlon II X3 400e
3C 3T @ 2.2 GHz
280
280
Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
278
278
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
278
278
Intel Pentium 977
2C 2T @ 1.4 GHz
278
278
AMD A8-3520M
4C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
277
277