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AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Benchmarks for the AMD Athlon II X2 270u can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Athlon II X2 270u Good for Gaming?

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AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 2.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 270u Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 9.98

Overall Rank:
4858th fastest in multithreading out of 5785 CPUs
4208th fastest in single threading out of 5785 CPUs
1363rd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $67.67 USD (2013-07-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
675
Single Thread Rating
791
%
Samples: 4*
*Margin for error: High



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,089
Thread: 694
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Integer MathNA
Floating Point MathNA
Find Prime NumbersNA
Random String SortingNA
Data EncryptionNA
Data CompressionNA
PhysicsNA
Extended InstructionsNA
Single Thread791 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon II X2 270u

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,941
Apple M4 10 Core
23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
675
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.60
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
9.98
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
791
Popular comparisons for AMD Athlon II X2 270u
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Athlon II X2 270u
675
AMD Athlon II X2 260u vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
713 (+5.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
618 (-8.5%)
Intel Pentium E2140 @ 1.60GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
533 (-21.1%)
Intel Celeron E1400 @ 2.00GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
735 (+8.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core TK-55 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
518 (-23.3%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
934 (+38.3%)
AMD Athlon 5200 Dual-Core vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
869 (+28.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6300 @ 1.86GHz vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
657 (-2.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
1,058 (+56.6%)
AMD A4-3300 APU vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
969 (+43.5%)
AMD Sempron 145 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
540 (-20.0%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
997 (+47.5%)