Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2192not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency1.41no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Hawk-256
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57.

PCIe version2.0no data

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 II X4 640 2245
+262%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 620

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
+77.8%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 176

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 950
+202%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 315

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-57, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 640 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 is a notebook one.


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