Celeron T1600 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Celeron T1600 Celeron T1700 Celeron T3000 Celeron T3100 Celeron T3300 Celeron T3500

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36
+2.9%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 outperforms Celeron T1600 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Celeron T1600 Celeron T1600

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30493067
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency1.700.95
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)no data
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)no data
Threads2no data
Base clock speedno data1.66 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHzno data
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data1 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600 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.

SocketSocket S1PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowno data
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36
+2.9%
Celeron T1600 0.35

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
+4.7%
Celeron T1600 551

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.36 0.35
Recency 1 November 2009 1 October 2008
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has a 2.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 75% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron T1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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