AMD Athlon II X2 B26 vs 215 |
Released May, 2010
AMD Athlon II X2 B26
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon II X2 B26
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4 GHz |
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Released September, 2009
AMD Athlon II X2 215
- 2.7 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the 215
| | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.79 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4 GHz | vs | 3.56 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Newer | May, 2010 | vs | Sep, 2009 | Release date 8 months later | |||
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| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.79 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon II X2 B26 vs 215
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon II X2 B26 | vs | 215 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Athlon II X2 B26 | vs | 215 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C | Unknown - 74°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.56 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 3.79 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4 GHz | 3.56 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.25 pt/W | 1.62 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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