AMD Athlon II X2 270u vs Intel Xeon D-1746TER

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AMD Athlon II X2 270u CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-1746TER
AMD Athlon II X2 270u Intel Xeon D-1746TER

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X2 270u or Intel Xeon D-1746TER - 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 270u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u was released in Q3/2010.

The Intel Xeon D-1746TER has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 384 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-1746TER was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) CPU group Intel Xeon D-1700 (20)
1 Generation 4
Propus Architecture Ice Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 2.00 GHz while the Intel Xeon D-1746TER has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon D-1746TER is at 2.00 GHz (3.10 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1746TER
2 Cores 10
2 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1746TER
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u or Intel Xeon D-1746TER 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 no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
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 270u can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Xeon D-1746TER supports up to 384 GB of memory in 3 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 64.0 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1746TER
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
16 GB Max. Memory 384 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 3
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 64.0 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache 15.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 25 W, while the Intel Xeon D-1746TER has a TDP of 67 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1746TER
25 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 67 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X2 270u is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon D-1746TER is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 15.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Characteristic Intel Xeon D-1746TER
45 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM3 Socket BGA 2227
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2010 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 1009 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 270u (31%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD Athlon II X2 270u (6%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER (100%)

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 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
278 (31%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz
899 (100%)

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 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
529 (6%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
8488 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
287 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Athlon II X2 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
531 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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 270u AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
722 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-1746TER Intel Xeon D-1746TER
10C 20T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X2 270u Intel Xeon D-1746TER
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