Release period
01-Jul-2011

Athlon II X2 270 Review

The Athlon II series is based on the AMD K10 architecture and derived from the Phenom II series. However, unlike its Phenom siblings, it does not contain any L3 Cache. There are two Athlon II dies: the dual-core Regor die with 1 MB L2 Cache per core and the four-core Propus with 512 KB per core. Regor is a native dual-core design with lower TDP and additional L2 to offset the removal of L3 cache. The three core Rana is derived from the Propus quad-core design, with one core disabled.
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Athlon II X2 270 Performance Specification

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CPU Cores

CPU Codename

TDP (Power)

Lithography

CPU socket

Main Link

CPU Details

3.4 GHz

2 cores

Regor

65W

45nm

Socket AM3+

Link

Notebook CPU

L1 Cache

L2 Cache

L3 Cache

Approved

GD RATING

CPU Features

No the Athlon II X2 270 processor is NOT a laptop and notebook CPU

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Krimzonhaze

03:09 Apr-29-2013

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I have the same ? dose am2+ fit am3's

lovroban

22:09 May-02-2013

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it fits am3 motherboard that's why it is am3 cpu but if you have motherboard that supports am2 or am2 AND am3 then it can go. but with ddr2 ram.

Krimzonhaze

04:09 May-03-2013

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lol sorry worded that wrong mean am3 fit in am2+ socket but yeah i have a am2+ socket

quicktab

14:41 Apr-28-2013

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can this CPU paired with AM2+ Motherboard?

lovroban

19:59 Apr-14-2013

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what is max overclock speed is this cpu will reach 3.8GHz with aftermarket cooler?

wes8turtle

17:38 Apr-28-2013

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i have overclocked this CPU and i use Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2 for cooling, it never goes past 40C. i think i got it around to 3.8GHz but you may require a decent motherboard, with some nice overclocking features.

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14:07 Nov-26-2012

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