AMD Athlon X2 280

Benchmarks for the AMD Athlon X2 280 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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD Athlon X2 280

Description:

Class:

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 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) X2 280 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 39.63

Overall Rank:
4009th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
3138th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.49 USD (2018-11-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1327

Single Thread Rating

1258

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon X2 280

Integer Math	NA
Floating Point Math	NA
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	NA
Data Encryption	NA
Data Compression	NA
Physics	NA
Extended Instructions	NA
Single Thread	1,258 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon X2 280

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2025

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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common CPUs
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		70,184
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		67,477
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X		65,839
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,338
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		58,783
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,362
Intel Core i9-14900KF		58,336
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Apple A15 Bionic		9,889
AMD Athlon X2 280		1,327

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		195.95
Intel Core i9-14900KF		135.67
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		134.25
Intel Core i9-14900K		133.36
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		128.53
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X		124.23
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		106.34
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.11
AMD Athlon X2 280		39.63
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple A15 Bionic		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		5,093
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		4,925
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		4,738
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X		4,729
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-14900KF		4,692
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		4,260
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Apple A15 Bionic		3,583
AMD Athlon X2 280		1,258

Last 1 Baselines for AMD Athlon X2 280
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL207996 - Mar 02 2014		2303

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