AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD GX-217GI

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X2 210e		AMD GX-217GI
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X2 210e or AMD GX-217GI - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon II X2 210e has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 210e was released in Q3/2010. The AMD GX-217GI has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD GX-217GI was released in Q2/2016.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD G (38)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18)	CPU group	AMD G-Series 3rd Gen (5)
1	Generation	3
Propus	Architecture	Prairie Falcon Excavator+
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X2 210e has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 210e is 2.60 GHz while the AMD GX-217GI has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD GX-217GI is at 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Characteristic	AMD GX-217GI
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	2
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz	Frequency	1.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	2.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Characteristic	AMD GX-217GI
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Athlon II X2 210e or AMD GX-217GI has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon R6E
	GPU frequency	0.20 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.76 GHz
--	GPU Generation	0
	Technology	28 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	6
--	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon R6E
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X2 210e can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The AMD GX-217GI supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Characteristic	AMD GX-217GI
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR4-1600, DDR3-1600
16 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	1.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
--	PCIe lanes	8
--	PCIe Bandwidth	7.9 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 210e is 45 W, while the AMD GX-217GI has a TDP of 12 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Characteristic	AMD GX-217GI
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	12 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	15 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X2 210e is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The AMD GX-217GI is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X2 210e	Characteristic	AMD GX-217GI
45 nm	Technology	28 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
AM3	Socket	FP4
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010	Release date	Q2/2016
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X2 210e 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	342 (100%)
	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X2 210e 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	663 (100%)
	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon II X2 210e @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD GX-217GI AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz	582 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon II X2 210e 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1105 (100%)
	AMD GX-217GI 2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz	0 (0%)

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