AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD FX-7500

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
4,078

Rank #1,818

4,357
4,078

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 6.4% (Rank #1460 vs #1818)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
3,948

Rank #1,795

4,355
3,948

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 9.3% (Rank #1435 vs #1795)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,272

Rank #1,843

4,360
4,272

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 2% (Rank #1552 vs #1843)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,527

Rank #1,320

4,491
4,527

FX-7500 wins by 0.8% (Rank #1600 vs #1320)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,482

Rank #1,434

4,477
4,482

FX-7500 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1469 vs #1434)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,497

Rank #1,426

4,470
4,497

FX-7500 wins by 0.6% (Rank #1597 vs #1426)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 FX-7500 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,400 MHz
+27.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
21x
-19%
L2 Cache --
2 MiB
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
12
0%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
105 W
38.1% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 FX-7500
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 Q6600
Core Name Regor Kaveri
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package µPGA FC-BGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
FX-7500
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
FX-7500
Q6600

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
FX-7500
Kaveri

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
FX-7500
LGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
FX-7500
FC-BGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
FX-7500
LPDDR3 1333/1600; DDR3L/DDR3L-RS 1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
FX-7500
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
FX-7500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
FX-7500
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
FX-7500
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
FX-7500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 FX-7500
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 245 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 2,410
Manufacturer -- GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
FX-7500
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
FX-7500
245 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
FX-7500
2,410

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
FX-7500
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
FX-7500
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 FX-7500
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 5300
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 800 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
FX-7500
HD Graphics 5300

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
FX-7500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
FX-7500
800 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 FX-7500
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX2
BMI1
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TBM
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-64