Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 642x Athlon 64
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Hawk-256
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache0.1 MBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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.

SocketS1g1no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
VirusProtect+-

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 31 Watt

Athlon 64 TF-20 has 24% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-57, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. We've got no test results to judge.


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