i7-2610UE vs Athlon 64 TF-20

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 TF-20
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.16
Core i7-2610UE
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.96
+500%

Core i7-2610UE outperforms Athlon 64 TF-20 by a whopping 500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33002505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon 64Intel Core i7
Power efficiency0.615.34
Architecture codenameSherman (2009)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date1 May 2009 (15 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)no data$317

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE 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)
Threads14
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache0.1 MB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1g1no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protectionno data
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Core i7-2610UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 0.96
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

i7-2610UE has a 500% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-2610UE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.


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