Athlon II X2 270 vs Athlon II P340

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P340
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.45
Athlon II X2 270
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82
+82.2%

Athlon II X2 270 outperforms Athlon II P340 by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P340 and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29502599
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.15
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.701.19
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II P340 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 speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P340 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1g4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P340 and Athlon II X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMno data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P340 and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P340 and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II P340 0.45
Athlon II X2 270 0.82
+82.2%

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.

Athlon II P340 710
Athlon II X2 270 1303
+83.5%

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.

Athlon II P340 187
Athlon II X2 270 343
+83.4%

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.

Athlon II P340 307
Athlon II X2 270 591
+92.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.45 0.82
Recency 4 October 2010 1 July 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II P340 has 160% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 270, on the other hand, has a 82.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 8 months.

The Athlon II X2 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P340 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II P340 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 270 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P340 and Athlon II X2 270, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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