AMD C-70 vs AMD Athlon II X2 340

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AMD C-70 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X2 340
AMD C-70 AMD Athlon II X2 340

CPU comparison

AMD C-70 or AMD Athlon II X2 340 - 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 C-70 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.33 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD C-70 was released in Q3/2012.

The AMD Athlon II X2 340 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 was released in Q4/2012.
AMD C (6) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD C (6) CPU group AMD Athlon II X2 (Trinity) (1)
1 Generation 3
Ontario (Bobcat) Architecture Trinity
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD C-70 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD C-70 is 1.00 GHz (1.33 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X2 340 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 340 is at 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD C-70 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
1.33 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
1.33 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.60 GHz

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 C-70 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD C-70 or AMD Athlon II X2 340 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.
AMD Radeon HD 6290 GPU no iGPU
0.28 GHz GPU frequency --
0.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
3 GPU Generation --
40 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
1 Compute units --
80 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
1 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 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.
AMD Radeon HD 6290 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD C-70 can use up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 8.5 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 12.8 GB/s.
AMD C-70 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
DDR3-1066 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
8.5 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
1.00 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD C-70 is 9 W, while the AMD Athlon II X2 340 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD C-70 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD C-70 is manufactured in 40 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X2 340 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.
AMD C-70 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X2 340
40 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 413 Socket FM2
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI No
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2012
-- Release price 30 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD C-70 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD C-70 (46%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 (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 C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
598 (46%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
1300 (100%)

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 C-70 AMD C-70
AMD Radeon HD 6290 @ 0.40 GHz
64 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.00 GHz
73 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
77 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 C-70 AMD C-70
2C 2T @ 1.33 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 340 AMD Athlon II X2 340
2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz
126 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD C-70 AMD Athlon II X2 340
Unknown Unknown

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