Intel Core i7-930 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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CPU comparisonIntel Core i7-930 or AMD Athlon II X2 270u - 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 Intel Core i7-930 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.06 GHz. Up to 24 GB of memory is supported in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-930 was released in Q1/2010. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u was released in Q3/2010. |
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| Intel Core i7 (298) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| Intel Core i7 900 (7) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
| 1 | Generation | 1 |
| Bloomfield | Architecture | Propus |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Core i7-930 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.06 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X2 270u has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz. |
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| Intel Core i7-930 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 8 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
| 3.06 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i7-930 supports a maximum of 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X2 270u can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Core i7-930 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
| DDR3-1066 | Memory | DDR3-1333 |
| 24 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 3 | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 25.6 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 1.00 MB | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | -- |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-930 has a TDP of 130 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X2 270u is 25 W. |
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| Intel Core i7-930 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
| 130 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 25 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Core i7-930 has a 9.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X2 270u cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| Intel Core i7-930 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
| 45 nm | Technology | 45 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| LGA 1366 | Socket | AM3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| No | AES-NI | No |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2010 | Release date | Q3/2010 |
| 305 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
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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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
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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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 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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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X2 270u
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Intel Core i7-930 | AMD Athlon II X2 270u |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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