Athlon X2 L310 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3049 | 3216 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | 1.53 |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Conesus (2009) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310 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.
| Socket | Socket S1 | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.36 | 0.21 |
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 10 September 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 13 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.
Athlon X2 L310, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon X2 L310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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