Athlon II X2 270 vs i3-390M

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2594	2583
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.15
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	2.18	1.19
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Regor (2009−2013)
Release date	11 January 2011 (13 years ago)	1 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$39	$100

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-390M 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.07 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	117 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	410 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-390M 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
FMA	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-390M and Athlon II X2 270.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	0.82
Recency	11 January 2011	1 July 2011
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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