Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Place in the ranking	3044	523
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon 64	AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9)
Power efficiency	1.69	47.34
Architecture codename	Tyler (2007−2009)	Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024)
Release date	1 November 2009 (15 years ago)	1 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	1600 MHz	54 MHz
L1 cache	0 MB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. 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	USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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AMD Radeon 880M

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 AI 7 PRO 360 14.08
+3811%

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 AI 7 PRO 360 22366
+3776%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.36	14.08
Recency	1 November 2009	1 October 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	28 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has -87.5% more threads, and 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 3811.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 300% more physical cores, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.