AMD Athlon X2 280

Benchmarks for the AMD Athlon X2 280 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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AMD Athlon X2 280

Description:

Class:

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD Athlon(tm) X2 280 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 39.63

Overall Rank:
3613th fastest in multithreading out of 5038 CPUs
2815th fastest in single threading out of 5038 CPUs

Last Price Change: $33.49 USD (2018-11-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1327

Single Thread Rating

1258

Samples: 1*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Athlon X2 280

Integer Math	NA
Floating Point Math	NA
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	NA
Data Encryption	NA
Data Compression	NA
Physics	NA
Extended Instructions	NA
Single Thread	1,258 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Athlon X2 280

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of March 2025

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		62,585
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		62,466
Intel Core i9-14900K		59,163
Intel Core i9-14900KF		58,863
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,751
Intel Core i9-13900KF		57,978
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		51,495
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Apple A15 Bionic		9,899
AMD Athlon X2 280		1,327

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-14900KF		138.50
Intel Core i9-14900K		136.64
Intel Core i9-13900KF		132.23
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.61
AMD Athlon X2 280		39.63
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple A15 Bionic		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,711
Intel Core i9-14900KF		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-13900KF		4,596
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		4,272
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		4,244
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		4,151
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Apple A15 Bionic		3,594
AMD Athlon X2 280		1,258

Last 1 Baselines for AMD Athlon X2 280
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL207996 - Mar 02 2014		2303

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