Athlon II X2 270u: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Athlon II X2 270u sales 21 September 2010 at a recommended price of $68. Based on a Regor architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 25 Watt. It supports DDR2, DDR3 memory.
General info
Athlon II X2 270u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
Market segment | Desktop processor | |
Architecture codename | Regor (2009−2013) | |
Release date | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $68 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
Current price | $92 (1.4x MSRP) | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
Threads | 2 | |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
L1 cache | 128 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
L2 cache | 1 MB | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | of 786432 (EPYC 7773X) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
Die size | 117 mm2 | |
Number of transistors | 410 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X2 270u compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
Socket | AM3 | |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270u's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon II X2 270u. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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