Ryzen 5 6600U vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Turion 64 X2 TL-53 Turion 64 X2 TL-58 Turion 64 X2 TL-62 Turion 64 X2 TL-68
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Ryzen 5 2500U Ryzen 5 3450U Ryzen 5 3500U Ryzen 5 3550H Ryzen 5 4500U Ryzen 5 4600H Ryzen 5 4600U Ryzen 5 5500U Ryzen 5 5560U Ryzen 5 5600H Ryzen 5 5600U Ryzen 5 5625U Ryzen 5 6600H Ryzen 5 6600HS Ryzen 5 6600U Ryzen 5 7520U Ryzen 5 7530U Ryzen 5 7535H Ryzen 5 7535HS Ryzen 5 7535U Ryzen 5 7540U Ryzen 5 7640HS Ryzen 5 7640U Ryzen 5 8500G Ryzen 5 8540U Ryzen 5 8640HS Ryzen 5 8645HS

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36
Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.42
+2794%

Ryzen 5 6600U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a whopping 2794% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3044749
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon 64AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency1.6965.40
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1FP7
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
Ryzen 5 6600U 10.42
+2794%

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
Ryzen 5 6600U 16545
+2767%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.36 10.42
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600U has a 2794.4% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 6600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen 5 6600U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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