AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Core i5-2500
Summary
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-2500
227%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-2500
166%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
100%
Intel Core i5-2500
287%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon II X2 270 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2500 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 66% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 187% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X2 270. |
| Around 127% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2500
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD K10 | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR2, DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Regor | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2011 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Intel HD 2000 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 117mm² | vs | 216mm² |
| Process | 45 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon II X2 270 | | Intel Core i5-2500 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3400 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.15 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2142 points
Intel Core i5-2500
3700 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
4284 points
Intel Core i5-2500
13200 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
2993
Intel Core i5-2500
8723
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1854
Intel Core i5-2500
3043
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
3367
Intel Core i5-2500
9579
points - higher is better
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1666
Intel Core i5-2500
2809
points - higher is better