AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II X4 900e

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
4,113

Rank #1,788

4,357
4,113

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5.6% (Rank #1460 vs #1788)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
3,907

Rank #1,826

4,355
3,907

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 10.3% (Rank #1435 vs #1826)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,421

Rank #1,406

4,360
4,421

Phenom II X4 900e wins by 1.4% (Rank #1552 vs #1406)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,525

Rank #1,339

4,491
4,525

Phenom II X4 900e wins by 0.8% (Rank #1600 vs #1339)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,516

Rank #1,234

4,477
4,516

Phenom II X4 900e wins by 0.9% (Rank #1469 vs #1234)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,509

Rank #1,341

4,470
4,509

Phenom II X4 900e wins by 0.9% (Rank #1597 vs #1341)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II X4 900e Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,400 MHz
+27.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
12x
+29.4%
L1 Cache --
125 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
6 MiB
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
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II X4 900e
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Deneb
Socket LGA775 Socket AM3
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 Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Phenom II X4 900e
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Phenom II X4 900e
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Phenom II X4 900e
Deneb

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Phenom II X4 900e
Socket AM3

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Phenom II X4 900e
µPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Phenom II X4 900e
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Phenom II X4 900e
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Phenom II X4 900e
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Phenom II X4 900e
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Phenom II X4 900e
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Phenom II X4 900e
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II X4 900e
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 258 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- GlobalFoundries
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Phenom II X4 900e
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Phenom II X4 900e
258 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Phenom II X4 900e
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Phenom II X4 900e
GlobalFoundries

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Phenom II X4 900e
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II X4 900e
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Phenom II X4 900e
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Phenom II X4 900e
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Phenom II X4 900e
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Phenom II X4 900e
3DNow!
ABM
AES
AMD-V
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