AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon II X2 240

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,357

Rank #1,460

vs
4,144

Rank #1,751

4,357
4,144

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 4.9% (Rank #1460 vs #1751)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,166

Rank #1,613

4,355
4,166

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 4.3% (Rank #1435 vs #1613)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,111

Rank #2,045

4,360
4,111

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5.7% (Rank #1552 vs #2045)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,482

Rank #1,653

4,491
4,482

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1600 vs #1653)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,463

Rank #1,580

4,477
4,463

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.3% (Rank #1469 vs #1580)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,463

Rank #1,650

4,470
4,463

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1597 vs #1650)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 240 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,000 MHz
+39.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
14x
+17.6%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+50%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
10
+16.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
80 W
18.8% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 240
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 E5405
Core Name Regor Regor
Socket LGA775 LGA771
Package µPGA µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 4x1, 1x4, 1x2
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Athlon II X2 240
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Athlon II X2 240
E5405

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Athlon II X2 240
Regor

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Athlon II X2 240
LGA771

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Athlon II X2 240
µPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Athlon II X2 240
DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Athlon II X2 240
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Athlon II X2 240
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon II X2 240
4x1, 1x4, 1x2

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Athlon II X2 240
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Athlon II X2 240
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 240
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 117 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Athlon II X2 240
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Athlon II X2 240
117 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Athlon II X2 240
0.00 billion

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Athlon II X2 240
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 240
GPU HD Graphics HD graphics 4400
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 950 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Athlon II X2 240
HD graphics 4400

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Athlon II X2 240
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Athlon II X2 240
950 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Athlon II X2 240
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64