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AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G640

The Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 270 and has comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 745 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 270×Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
Price $38.04 - BUY $30.75 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.4 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP65W65W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2011Q3 2012
# of Samples497248
CPU Value34.644.4
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)13633(0.0%)1302(-4.5%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1316(-3.7%)1367(0.0%)
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,316
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
1,367
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 270
34.6
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
44.4
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 270
1,363
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
1,302
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 270 Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz
Max TDP65W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.130.13
Running cost per day$0.033$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)47.547.5
Running cost per year$11.86$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.