Athlon II X2 270u vs Pentium E2180

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E2180
2007
65 Watt
0.43
+2.4%
Athlon II X2 270u
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.42

Pentium E2180 outperforms Athlon II X2 270u by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29732981
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.631.59
Architecture codenameno dataRegor (2009−2013)
Release date1 July 2007 (17 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$68

Detailed specifications

Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data2 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u 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
SocketLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u 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 Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u.

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.

Pentium E2180 0.43
+2.4%
Athlon II X2 270u 0.42

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.

Pentium E2180 683
+1.2%
Athlon II X2 270u 675

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 0.42
Recency 1 July 2007 21 September 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium E2180 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II X2 270u, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium E2180 and Athlon II X2 270u.


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