Atom 230 vs Athlon II X2 270

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 270
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.82
+645%
Atom 230
2008
1 core / 2 threads, 4 Watt
0.11

Athlon II X2 270 outperforms Atom 230 by a whopping 645% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25993376
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.15no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Atom
Power efficiency1.192.60
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Silverthorne (2008−2010)
Release date1 July 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$29

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data533.33 MT/s
Multiplierno data12
L1 cache128 KB56 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size117 mm225.9638 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors410 million47 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.9V-1.1625V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3PBGA437
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2, DDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Athlon II X2 270 0.82
+645%
Atom 230 0.11

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 X2 270 1303
+671%
Atom 230 169

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 0.11
Recency 1 July 2011 2 April 2008
Physical cores 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 4 Watt

Athlon II X2 270 has a 645.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores.

Atom 230, on the other hand, has 1525% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X2 270 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom 230 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 270 is a desktop processor while Atom 230 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 270 and Atom 230, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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