AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Athlon X4 840

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
4,431

Rank #1,358

4,357
4,431

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.7% (Rank #1460 vs #1358)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,429

Rank #1,359

4,355
4,429

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.7% (Rank #1435 vs #1359)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,435

Rank #1,366

4,360
4,435

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.7% (Rank #1552 vs #1366)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,584

Rank #1,009

4,491
4,584

Athlon X4 840 wins by 2% (Rank #1600 vs #1009)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

4,477
4,543

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.5% (Rank #1469 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,539

Rank #1,158

4,470
4,539

Athlon X4 840 wins by 1.5% (Rank #1597 vs #1158)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon X4 840 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,100 MHz
+6.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
31x
-45.2%
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
28 nm
37.8% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon X4 840
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Kaveri
Socket LGA775 Socket FM2+
Package µPGA µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes No

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Athlon X4 840
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Athlon X4 840
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Athlon X4 840
Kaveri

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Athlon X4 840
Socket FM2+

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Athlon X4 840
µPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Athlon X4 840
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Athlon X4 840
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Athlon X4 840
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Athlon X4 840
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Athlon X4 840
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon X4 840
Process 45 nm 28 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 2,411
Manufacturer -- GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Athlon X4 840
28 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Athlon X4 840
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Athlon X4 840
2,411

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Athlon X4 840
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Athlon X4 840
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Athlon X4 840
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Athlon X4 840
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Athlon X4 840
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Athlon X4 840
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Athlon X4 840
3DNow!
ABM
AES
AMD-V
AVX
BMI1
CLMUL
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64