Athlon 64 X2 TK-42: specs and benchmarks

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.36% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

AMD started Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 sales 1 November 2009. This is a Tyler architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1600 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is Socket S1 processor with a TDP of 20 Watt.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3049
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency1.70of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads2
Boost clock speed1.6 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus rate1600 MHz
L1 cache0 MBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache1 MBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
Chip lithography65 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Maximum core temperature95 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.

SocketSocket S1
Power consumption (TDP)20 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
PowerNow+
VirusProtect+

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is Celeron J1800, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.

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