i3-9000T vs Athlon II X2 215

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2743	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.66	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Regor (2009−2013)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	20 October 2009 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	117 mm2	126 mm2
Number of transistors	410 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 215 and Core i3-9000T.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

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