AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core 2 Duo P9300

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
4,117

Rank #1,784

4,357
4,117

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5.5% (Rank #1460 vs #1784)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,043

Rank #1,733

4,355
4,043

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 7.2% (Rank #1435 vs #1733)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,228

Rank #1,966

4,360
4,228

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 3% (Rank #1552 vs #1966)

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 P9300 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,600 MHz
+21.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
26 GB/s
-33.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
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 Core 2 Duo P9300
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 E4700
Core Name Regor --
Socket LGA775 PLGA775
Package µPGA --
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3L 1333
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) X4, X2, X1
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core 2 Duo P9300
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core 2 Duo P9300
E4700

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core 2 Duo P9300
PLGA775

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo P9300
DDR3L 1333

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core 2 Duo P9300
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core 2 Duo P9300
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo P9300
X4, X2, X1

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P9300
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
Core 2 Duo P9300
65 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo P9300
--

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core 2 Duo P9300
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P9300
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 854 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo P9300
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core 2 Duo P9300
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo P9300
854 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo P9300
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