Athlon II X2 270 vs Pentium G4520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4520
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.75
+108%

Pentium G4520 outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19872527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.165.15
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years ago)1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 270 has 3119% better value for money than Pentium G4520.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270 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 speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache3 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size98.57 mm2117 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4520 and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

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.

Pentium G4520 1.75
+108%
Athlon II X2 270 0.84

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.

Pentium G4520 2707
+108%
Athlon II X2 270 1301

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.

Pentium G4520 838
+146%
Athlon II X2 270 341

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.

Pentium G4520 1594
+172%
Athlon II X2 270 586

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 0.84
Recency 1 September 2015 1 July 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4520 has a 108.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 27.5% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4520 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 270 in performance tests.


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