AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T9550

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
3,851

Rank #1,991

4,357
3,851

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 11.6% (Rank #1460 vs #1991)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
3,640

Rank #1,967

4,355
3,640

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 16.4% (Rank #1435 vs #1967)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,168

Rank #2,027

4,360
4,168

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 4.4% (Rank #1552 vs #2027)

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 T9550 Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
2
0%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,660 MHz
+20.1%
Clock Multiplier
17x
10x
+41.2%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
6 MiB
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
17 GB/s
-0.6%
PCIe Lanes
12
1
+91.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
45 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo T9550
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 T9550
Core Name Regor Penryn
Socket LGA775 BGA479, PGA478
Package µPGA µFC-PGA8
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 2.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) 1x16
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core 2 Duo T9550
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core 2 Duo T9550
T9550

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core 2 Duo T9550
Penryn

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core 2 Duo T9550
BGA479, PGA478

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core 2 Duo T9550
µFC-PGA8

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core 2 Duo T9550
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core 2 Duo T9550
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core 2 Duo T9550
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core 2 Duo T9550
1x16

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core 2 Duo T9550
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core 2 Duo T9550
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo T9550
Process 45 nm 45 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 107 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 T9550
45 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core 2 Duo T9550
107 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core 2 Duo T9550
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core 2 Duo T9550
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core 2 Duo T9550
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo T9550
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 667 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core 2 Duo T9550
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core 2 Duo T9550
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core 2 Duo T9550
667 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core 2 Duo T9550
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