AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X

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
8,313

Rank #13

4,357
8,313

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 47.6% (Rank #1460 vs #13)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
7,479

Rank #37

4,355
7,479

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 41.8% (Rank #1435 vs #37)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
9,563

Rank #10

4,360
9,563

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 54.4% (Rank #1552 vs #10)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
8,982

Rank #12

4,491
8,982

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 50% (Rank #1600 vs #12)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
9,603

Rank #12

4,477
9,603

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 53.4% (Rank #1469 vs #12)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
9,013

Rank #10

4,470
9,013

Ryzen Threadripper 7970X wins by 50.4% (Rank #1597 vs #10)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X Diff
Cores
2
32
-93.8%
Threads
2
64
-96.9%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
4,000 MHz
-16.8%
Clock Multiplier
17x
40x
-57.5%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
1 MiB
L3 Cache --
122 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
350 W
81.4% less
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
5 nm
88.9% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Designer AMD AMD
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Storm Peak
Socket LGA775 Socket sTR5
Package µPGA FC-LGA4844
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR5
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
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
AMD

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Storm Peak

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Socket sTR5

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
FC-LGA4844

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
DDR5

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
Process 45 nm 5 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 71 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 26,280
Manufacturer -- TSMC
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
5 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
71 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
26,280

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
TSMC

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
BMI1
BMI2
EIST
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64