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AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Celeron G1610

The Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 270 and is around 16% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Athlon II X2 270 uses around 17% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1138 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 270×Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3FCLGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 2MB
TDP65W55W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$10.04
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2011Q4 2012
# of Samples509629
CPU Rank41353973
CPU Value22.331.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)13413(-3.2%)1386(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1337(-13.6%)1547(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,337
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz
1,547
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 270
22.3
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz
31.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,341
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz
1,386
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 270 Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz
Max TDP65W55W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.