Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Athlon 64 TF-20 Athlon 64 TF-20
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 642x AMD Athlon 64
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)1 November 2009 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz1600 MHz
L1 cache0.1 MB0 MB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketS1g1Socket S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect++

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 May 2009 1 November 2009
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 20 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has an age advantage of 6 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. We've got no test results to judge.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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