Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 vs Core 2 Duo L7400

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo L7400
2006
2 cores, 17 Watt
0.32
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.35
+9.4%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 outperforms Core 2 Duo L7400 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30943059
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency1.781.07
Architecture codenameno dataHawk-256
Release date1 July 2006 (18 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed1.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Bus rate667 MHz667 MHz
L3 cache4 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.9V-1.1Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 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.

SocketPBGA479no data
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no 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.


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.

Core 2 Duo L7400 0.32
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 0.35
+9.4%

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.

Core 2 Duo L7400 516
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 558
+8.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 0.35
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo L7400 has 82.4% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53, on the other hand, has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo L7400 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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