AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs AMD GX-217GI
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | AMD GX-217GI | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 and the AMD GX-217GI and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD Athlon II X2 280 2 core processor released in Q1/2013 with the AMD GX-217GI which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2016. |
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| 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 | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The AMD GX-217GI clocks with 1.70 GHz (2.00 GHz), has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.60 GHz | Frequency | 1.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 2.00 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback. |
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| 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 supportA 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. |
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| 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 & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X2 280, while the AMD GX-217GI supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | 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 ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the AMD GX-217GI is 12 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | Characteristic | AMD GX-217GI |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 12 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 15 W |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD GX-217GI is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 28 nm. |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | 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 |
| Q1/2013 | Release date | Q2/2016 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 280
@ 0.00 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
AMD Radeon R6E @ 0.76 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Athlon II X2 280
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD GX-217GI
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Athlon II X2 280 | AMD GX-217GI |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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