Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Dual-Core E2180 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3106 | 3030 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.71 | 0.63 |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Allendale (2006−2009) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) | August 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 77 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Pentium Dual-Core E2180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
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.
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 | 0.43 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 225% lower power consumption.
Pentium Dual-Core E2180, on the other hand, has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score.
The Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Pentium Dual-Core E2180 is a desktop one.
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