Celeron 6205 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | Intel Tiger Lake |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Tiger Lake U (2020) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 September 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205 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 | 2/2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 160 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2.5 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205 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 | BGA1499 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 1 September 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
Celeron 6205 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 6205. We've got no test results to judge.
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