AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P8800

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
4,141

Rank #1,756

4,357
4,141

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5% (Rank #1460 vs #1756)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,057

Rank #1,722

4,355
4,057

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 6.8% (Rank #1435 vs #1722)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,266

Rank #1,857

4,360
4,266

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 2.2% (Rank #1552 vs #1857)

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 P8800 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,660 MHz
+20.1%
Clock Multiplier
17x
10x
+41.2%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
3 MiB
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
25 W
61.5% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P8800
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 P8800
Core Name Regor Penryn
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package µPGA µFC-PGA8
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 Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core 2 Duo P8800
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core 2 Duo P8800
P8800

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core 2 Duo P8800
Penryn

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core 2 Duo P8800
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core 2 Duo P8800
µFC-PGA8

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo P8800
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core 2 Duo P8800
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core 2 Duo P8800
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo P8800
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core 2 Duo P8800
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core 2 Duo P8800
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P8800
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 81 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 P8800
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core 2 Duo P8800
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo P8800
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core 2 Duo P8800
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core 2 Duo P8800
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P8800
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 850 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo P8800
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core 2 Duo P8800
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo P8800
850 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P8800
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64