Turion 64 MK-36 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-55

Place in the ranking	3089	3217
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x Athlon 64	Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.01	0.64
Architecture codename	Taylor / Hawk-256	Richmond
Release date	no data	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Turion 64 MK-36 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	2	1
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	800 MHz
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Turion 64 MK-36 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

31 Watt

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
+57.1%

Turion 64 MK-36 0.21

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
+55.1%

Turion 64 MK-36 334

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.33	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 has a 57.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 MK-36 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Turion 64 MK-36, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.