AMD Athlon II X2 280 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The AMD Athlon II X2 280 was released in Q1/2013 and has 2 cores. The processor can process 2 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket AM3. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the AMD Athlon II X2 280 achieved a result of 507 points (single-core) or 975 points (multi-core).
| Name: | AMD Athlon II X2 280 |
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| Family: | AMD Athlon II (52) |
| CPU group: | AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) (18) |
| Architecture: | Propus |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 1 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The AMD Athlon II X2 280 has 2 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X2 280 is 3.60 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 2 / 2 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 2x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | -- |
| Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR3-1333 | 21.3 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 16 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 2.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X2 280 has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Athlon II X2 280 is made in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 45 nm |
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| Chip design: | |
| Socket: | AM3 |
| L2-Cache: | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | No |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | AMD-V |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
| Release date: | Q1/2013 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | -- |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon II X2 280 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
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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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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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