Athlon II X2 250e vs Athlon II X2 270

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 270 and Athlon II X2 250e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2450	2536
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.15	3.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	1 July 2011 (12 years ago)	21 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$77
Current price	$33 (0.3x MSRP)	$23 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 270 has 69% better value for money than Athlon II X2 250e.

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 270 and Athlon II X2 250e basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	117 mm2	117 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 270 and Athlon II X2 250e compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Athlon II X2 250e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Athlon II X2 250e.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X2 270 outperforms Athlon II X2 250e by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.83	0.75
Recency	1 July 2011	21 September 2010
Cost	$100	$77
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt

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