AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium N3520

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
3,883

Rank #1,974

4,357
3,883

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 10.9% (Rank #1460 vs #1974)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,355

Rank #1,435

vs
3,619

Rank #1,971

4,355
3,619

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 16.9% (Rank #1435 vs #1971)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,360

Rank #1,552

vs
4,279

Rank #1,820

4,360
4,279

Athlon II X2 270 wins by 1.9% (Rank #1552 vs #1820)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,491

Rank #1,600

vs
4,493

Rank #1,584

4,491
4,493

Pentium N3520 wins by 0% (Rank #1600 vs #1584)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,477

Rank #1,469

vs
4,482

Rank #1,434

4,477
4,482

Pentium N3520 wins by 0.1% (Rank #1469 vs #1434)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,470

Rank #1,597

vs
4,472

Rank #1,583

4,470
4,472

Pentium N3520 wins by 0% (Rank #1597 vs #1583)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Pentium N3520 Diff
Cores
2
4
-50%
Threads
2
4
-50%
Base Frequency
3,330 MHz
2,166 MHz
+35%
Clock Multiplier
17x
--
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
+75%
Max Bandwidth
17 GB/s
21 GB/s
-20.2%
PCIe Lanes
12
4
+66.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
8 W
88.5% more
Process (lower is better)
45 nm
22 nm
51.1% more

General Information

Specification Athlon II X2 270 Pentium N3520
Designer AMD Intel
Model Number E8600 N3520
Core Name Regor --
Socket LGA775 FCBGA1170
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) 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

Athlon II X2 270
AMD
Pentium N3520
Intel

Model Number

Athlon II X2 270
E8600
Pentium N3520
N3520

Core Name

Athlon II X2 270
Regor
Pentium N3520
--

Socket

Athlon II X2 270
LGA775
Pentium N3520
FCBGA1170

Package

Athlon II X2 270
µPGA
Pentium N3520
--

Memory Type

Athlon II X2 270
DDR3 1066
Pentium N3520
DDR3L 1333

ECC Support

Athlon II X2 270
No
Pentium N3520
No

PCIe Revision

Athlon II X2 270
2.0
Pentium N3520
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Athlon II X2 270
x1 (6), x2 (4), x4 (3)
Pentium N3520
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Athlon II X2 270
Desktop
Pentium N3520
--

Locked Multiplier

Athlon II X2 270
Yes
Pentium N3520
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Pentium N3520
Process 45 nm 22 nm
Die Area 117 mm² --
Transistor Count 0.00 billion --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Athlon II X2 270
45 nm
Pentium N3520
22 nm

Die Area

Athlon II X2 270
117 mm²
Pentium N3520
--

Transistor Count

Athlon II X2 270
0.00 billion
Pentium N3520
--

Word Size

Athlon II X2 270
64-bit
Pentium N3520
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Athlon II X2 270 Pentium N3520
GPU HD Graphics HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1000 MHz 854 MHz

GPU

Athlon II X2 270
HD Graphics
Pentium N3520
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Athlon II X2 270
Intel
Pentium N3520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Athlon II X2 270
1000 MHz
Pentium N3520
854 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Athlon II X2 270 Pentium N3520
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