Ryzen 3 5425U vs Athlon II X2 270

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 270
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82
Ryzen 3 5425U
2022
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.16
+773%

Ryzen 3 5425U outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by a whopping 773% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2599998
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency1.1945.15
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Barcelo-U (Zen 3) (2022)
Release date1 July 2011 (13 years ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size117 mm2180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors410 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 0.82
Ryzen 3 5425U 7.16
+773%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X2 270 1303
Ryzen 3 5425U 11367
+772%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 270 343
Ryzen 3 5425U 1507
+339%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 270 591
Ryzen 3 5425U 4252
+619%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 7.16
Recency 1 July 2011 6 January 2022
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 5425U has a 773.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 5425U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 270 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 270 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 5425U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 270 and Ryzen 3 5425U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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