Pentium D 965 EE vs Athlon II X2 270

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2583	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.15	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.19	no data
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	1 July 2011 (13 years ago)	March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE 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	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.73 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	117 mm2	140 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE 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	2
Socket	AM3	775
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2, DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Pentium D 965 EE.

PCIe version

2.0

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Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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