AMD Athlon II X2 280 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD Athlon II X2 280 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2013 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD Athlon II series. To use the AMD Athlon II X2 280, you'll need a motherboard with a AM3 socket.
Name: AMD Athlon II X2 280
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 280 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 280 is 3.6 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.6 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 280 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: Q1/2013
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
NoneC NoneT @ --
1362
1362
Intel Pentium 3550M
2C 2T @ 2.3 GHz
1358
1358
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
1357
1357
AMD A4-5300
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
1347
1347
AMD A4-3330MX
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1343
1343

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Samsung Exynos 7880
NoneC NoneT @ --
976
976
Samsung Exynos 7904
NoneC NoneT @ --
975
975
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
975
975
Samsung Exynos 7904
NoneC NoneT @ --
975
975
Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
974
974

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G2030T
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
508
508
Intel Core i3-3120M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
508
508
AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
507
507
AMD A10-7850K
4C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
506
506
Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
505
505