AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core M-5Y31
Summary
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon II X2 270 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core M-5Y31 |
| 60 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. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core M-5Y31
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon II X2 270
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | vs | Intel_Broadwell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Mobile |
| Memory Support | DDR2, DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Regor | vs | Broadwell-Y |
| Release Date | Jul 2011 | vs | Oct 2014 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 5300 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 4096 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | vs | |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 117mm² | vs | 50mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core M-5Y31 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 900 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 2400 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.15 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 5 W |
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2142 points
Intel Core M-5Y31
2688 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
4284 points
Intel Core M-5Y31
2419 points
Points - higher is better