AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E4500

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
4,045

Rank #1,848

4,357
4,045

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 7.2% (Rank #1460 vs #1848)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,034

Rank #1,745

4,355
4,034

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 7.4% (Rank #1435 vs #1745)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,062

Rank #2,051

4,360
4,062

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 6.8% (Rank #1552 vs #2051)

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 Core 2 Duo E4500 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,200 MHz
+33.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
11x
+35.3%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
13 GB/s
+24.7%
PCIe Lanes
12
16
-25%
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 Core 2 Duo E4500
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 E4500
Core Name Regor Allendale
Socket LGA775 LGA775
Package µPGA FC-LGA6
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core 2 Duo E4500
E4500

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core 2 Duo E4500
Allendale

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core 2 Duo E4500
LGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core 2 Duo E4500
FC-LGA6

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo E4500
DDR3 800

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core 2 Duo E4500
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core 2 Duo E4500
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo E4500
1x16

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core 2 Duo E4500
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core 2 Duo E4500
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo E4500
Process 45 nm 65 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 111 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Core 2 Duo E4500
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core 2 Duo E4500
111 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo E4500
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core 2 Duo E4500
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo E4500
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 500 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo E4500
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core 2 Duo E4500
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo E4500
500 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo E4500
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