AMD Athlon II X2 215
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AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs AMD Phenom II X4 810. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2009
AMD Athlon II X2 215
AMD Athlon II X2 215
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Q1/2009
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AMD Phenom II X4 810
AMD Phenom II X4 810

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X2 215 or AMD Phenom II X4 810? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X2 215 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 2 / 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2009.

AMD Phenom II X4 810 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q1/2009.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 215 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1112 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1194 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 810 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    927 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    772 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1113 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    979 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    627 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    679 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    536 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    872 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X2 215 AMD Athlon II X2 215
AMD Phenom II X4 810 AMD Phenom II X4 810
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus) left arrow AMD Phenom II - 800/900
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Phenom II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.7 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    2x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X4 810 and AMD Athlon II X2 215. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR2-1066
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Phenom II X4 810 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Phenom II X4 810, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Propus left arrow Deneb (K10)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    1 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2009 left arrow Q1/2009
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM3
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD Phenom II X4 810.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

358.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 215
357.000000
AMD Phenom II X4 810
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

674.000000
AMD Athlon II X2 215
1251.000000
AMD Phenom II X4 810

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