E2-3000 vs Athlon II X2 280

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2575	2941
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	1.24	2.90
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	6 February 2013 (11 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 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	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	1.65 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	117 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	410 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 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	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8280
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 280 and E2-3000.

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.85	0.46
Recency	6 February 2013	23 May 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

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