Processor comparison
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i3-4005U
AMD
AMD Athlon II X2 270
AMD Socket AM3
3400 MHz
2 cores
Jul 2011
DESKTOP
VS
Intel
Intel Core i3-4005U
Intel BGA1168
1700 MHz
2 cores
Sep 2013
MOBILE
Summary
Synthetic performance index
- AMD Athlon II X2 270101%
- Intel Core i3-4005U100%
Relative performance
Single thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X2 270107%
- Intel Core i3-4005U100%
Relative performance
Multi thread performance index
- AMD Athlon II X2 270100%
- Intel Core i3-4005U105%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270
- 7% higher single threaded performance.
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4005U
- 5% higher multi threaded performance.
- 50 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X2 270.
Gaming
No clear winner declared
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| TXT | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
| AES-NI | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Regor | Haswell |
| Release Date | Jul 2011 | Sep 2013 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Intel HD 4400 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | Intel BGA1168 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | FC-BGA1168 |
| Die Size | 117mm² | 118mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | Intel Core i3-4005U |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.15 V | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | 15 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X2 2702142 points
- Intel Core i3-4005U1904 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon II X2 2704284 points
- Intel Core i3-4005U4569 points
Points - higher is better
Synthetic benchmarks
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X2 2702993
- Intel Core i3-4005U3239
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X2 2701854
- Intel Core i3-4005U1702
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)
- AMD Athlon II X2 2703367
- Intel Core i3-4005U3493
points - higher is better
GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)
- AMD Athlon II X2 2701666
- Intel Core i3-4005U1567
points - higher is better