Ryzen 7 4700U 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
Ryzen 7 4700U
2020
8 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
8.41
+2448%

Ryzen 7 4700U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a whopping 2448% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3089907
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.0153.03
Architecture codenameTaylor / Hawk-256Renoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release dateno data6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate667 MHzno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U 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
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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-55 0.33
Ryzen 7 4700U 8.41
+2448%

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
Ryzen 7 4700U 13356
+2478%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1316
Ryzen 7 4700U 8629
+556%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 8.41
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 7 4700U has a 2448.5% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 106.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 4700U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Ryzen 7 4700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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