AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II P960

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
4,196

Rank #1,681

4,357
4,196

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 3.7% (Rank #1460 vs #1681)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,086

Rank #1,688

4,355
4,086

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 6.2% (Rank #1435 vs #1688)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,360

Rank #1,552

4,360
4,360

Tie (Rank #1552 vs #1552)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II P960 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
3,000 MHz
+9.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
0%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
1
+91.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
65 W
0%
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
65 nm
30.8% less

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II P960
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 E6850
Core Name Regor --
Socket LGA775 PLGA775
Package µPGA --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Phenom II P960
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Phenom II P960
E6850

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Phenom II P960
--

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Phenom II P960
PLGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Phenom II P960
--

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Phenom II P960
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Phenom II P960
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Phenom II P960
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Phenom II P960
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Phenom II P960
--

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Phenom II P960
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II P960
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 117 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Phenom II P960
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Phenom II P960
--

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Phenom II P960
--

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Phenom II P960
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II P960
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 1000 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Phenom II P960
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Phenom II P960
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Phenom II P960
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II P960
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