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AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs Athlon II X2 270

The AMD Athlon II X2 280 is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 270 is around 9% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 568 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 280×AMD Athlon II X2 270+ ADD
Price Search Online $59.95 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2013Q3 2011
# of Samples59509
CPU Rank40214056
CPU Value18.022.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)14683(0.0%)13413(-8.6%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1384(0.0%)1337(-3.4%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,384
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,337
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 280
18.0
AMD Athlon II X2 270
22.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 280
1,468
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,341
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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 280 AMD Athlon II X2 270
Max TDP65W65W
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.