AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i7-620M

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
4,337

Rank #1,480

4,357
4,337

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.5% (Rank #1460 vs #1480)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
4,321

Rank #1,471

4,355
4,321

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 0.8% (Rank #1435 vs #1471)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,362

Rank #1,546

4,360
4,362

Core i7-620M wins by 0% (Rank #1552 vs #1546)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,516

Rank #1,410

4,491
4,516

Core i7-620M wins by 0.6% (Rank #1600 vs #1410)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,492

Rank #1,376

4,477
4,492

Core i7-620M wins by 0.3% (Rank #1469 vs #1376)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,495

Rank #1,440

4,470
4,495

Core i7-620M wins by 0.6% (Rank #1597 vs #1440)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i7-620M Diff
Cores
2
2
0%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,677 MHz
+19.6%
Clock Multiplier
17x
20x
-15%
L1 Cache --
62 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
L3 Cache --
4 MiB
Memory Channels
2
--
Maximum Memory
0 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
12
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
35 W
46.2% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
32 nm
28.9% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i7-620M
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 --
Core Name Regor Arrandale
Socket LGA775 BGA1288
Package µPGA rPGA
Memory Type DDR3 1066 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 2.0 --
PCIe Configuration x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3) --
Market Segment Desktop Mobile
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Core i7-620M
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Core i7-620M
--

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Core i7-620M
Arrandale

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Core i7-620M
BGA1288

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Core i7-620M
rPGA

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Core i7-620M
DDR3

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Core i7-620M
--

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Core i7-620M
--

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Core i7-620M
--

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Core i7-620M
Mobile

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Core i7-620M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i7-620M
Process 45 nm 32 nm
Die Area 117 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count 0.00 billion 0.00 billion
Manufacturer -- Intel
Word Size 64-bit --

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Core i7-620M
32 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Core i7-620M
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Core i7-620M
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Athlon II X2 270
--
Core i7-620M
Intel

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Core i7-620M
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Core i7-620M
GPU HD Graphics --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz --

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Core i7-620M
--

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Core i7-620M
--

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Core i7-620M
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Core i7-620M
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
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