AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i3-3217U

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
4,046

Rank #1,845

4,357
4,046

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 7.1% (Rank #1460 vs #1845)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
3,982

Rank #1,777

4,355
3,982

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 8.6% (Rank #1435 vs #1777)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,143

Rank #2,035

4,360
4,143

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 5% (Rank #1552 vs #2035)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,504

Rank #1,500

4,491
4,504

Core i3-3217U wins by 0.3% (Rank #1600 vs #1500)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,467

Rank #1,550

4,477
4,467

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.2% (Rank #1469 vs #1550)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,499

Rank #1,407

4,470
4,499

Core i3-3217U wins by 0.6% (Rank #1597 vs #1407)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i3-3217U Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
1,800 MHz
+45.9%
Clock Multiplier
17x
18x
-5.6%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 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
17 W
73.8% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i3-3217U
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 i3-3217U
Core Name Regor Ivy Bridge
Socket LGA775 FCBGA1023
Package µPGA FC-BGA12F
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 i3-3217U
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core i3-3217U
i3-3217U

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core i3-3217U
Ivy Bridge

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core i3-3217U
FCBGA1023

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core i3-3217U
FC-BGA12F

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core i3-3217U
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core i3-3217U
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core i3-3217U
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core i3-3217U
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core i3-3217U
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core i3-3217U
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i3-3217U
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 118 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Core i3-3217U
22 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core i3-3217U
118 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core i3-3217U
--

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core i3-3217U
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core i3-3217U
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i3-3217U
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 1050 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core i3-3217U
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core i3-3217U
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core i3-3217U
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core i3-3217U
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX
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