Celeron M 380 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-55

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33
+94.1%
Celeron M 380
1 core / 1 thread, 21 Watt
0.17

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 outperforms Celeron M 380 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Celeron M 380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30893284
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64Celeron M
Power efficiency1.010.77
Architecture codenameTaylor / Hawk-256Dothan (2004−2005)
Release dateno datano data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Celeron M 380 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz400 MHz
L3 cacheno data1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Celeron M 380 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.

Socketno dataPPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Celeron M 380. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Celeron M 380 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-55 and Celeron M 380 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.17
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 21 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 has a 94.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 380, on the other hand, has 47.6% lower power consumption.

The Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron M 380 in performance tests.


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