Intel Pentium D 950 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u

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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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Intel Pentium D 950
Intel Pentium D 950
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Games supported 41%

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating25902596
Value for money1.190.35
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Presler (2006−2007)
Release date21 September 2010 (12 years old)January 2006 (17 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$68no data
Current price$92 (1.4x MSRP)$156
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Technical specs

Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB28 KB
L2 cache1 MB4 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size117 mm2140 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno dataC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C
Number of transistors410 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierno data-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950 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 configuration12
SocketAM3PLGA775
Thermal design power (TDP)25 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270u and Pentium D 950.

PCIe version2.0no data

Benchmark performance

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


Overall 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 270u 0.54
+1.9%
Pentium D 950 0.53
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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: 67%

Athlon II X2 270u 675
+0.6%
Pentium D 950 671

Athlon II X2 270u outperforms Pentium D 950 by 1% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.54 0.53
Boost clock speed 2000 3400
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 25 Watt 130 Watt

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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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Intel Pentium D 950
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Competitors of Athlon II X2 270u by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon II X2 270u by Intel is Celeron J3060, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of Pentium D 950 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium D 950 from AMD is Athlon 64 X2 4000+, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

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