i3-9100 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-55

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Contents

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
i3-9100 i3-9100

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1382
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data7.52
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x Athlon 64Intel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data6.07
Architecture codenameTaylor / Hawk-256Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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-55 518
i3-9100 6622
+1178%

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 has 109.7% lower power consumption.

i3-9100, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is a notebook processor while Core i3-9100 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Core i3-9100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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