AMD Phenom II X3 700e vs Athlon II X2 270 |
Released June, 2009
AMD Phenom II X3 700e
- 2.4 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X3 700e
 | More cores 3 | | More threads 3 |
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Released May, 2011
AMD Athlon II X2 270
- 3.4 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon II X2 270
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,155 | | Much better performance per watt 2.03 pt/W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| More threads | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more threads | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 40% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,155 | vs | 772 | Around 50% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 2.03 pt/W | vs | 1.14 pt/W | Around 80% better performance per watt | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.17 MB/core | More than 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.02 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.09 GHz | vs | 2.4 GHz | More than 70% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | May, 2011 | vs | Jun, 2009 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X3 700e vs Athlon II X2 270
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 | Phenom II X3 700e | vs | Athlon II X2 270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Tri 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 | 3,400 MHz | |
details | Phenom II X3 700e | vs | Athlon II X2 270 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 3 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.17 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.02 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 4.09 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,825.9 | 810.1 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.4 GHz | 4.02 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 | 1.14 pt/W | 2.03 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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