Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs Core 2 Duo P8700

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Core 2 Duo P8700 Core 2 Duo P8700
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 Athlon 64 X2 TK-57

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo P8700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2790not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency2.27no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Hawk-256
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$209no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo P8700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.53 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz667 MHz
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache3 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V - 1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P8700 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.

SocketBGA479,PGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P8700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. 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 P8700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 P8700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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.

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 P8700 960
+54.8%
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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 304
+72.7%
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.

Core 2 Duo P8700 492
+56.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 315

Pros & cons summary

Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 31 Watt

Core 2 Duo P8700 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 24% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo P8700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. We've got no test results to judge.

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Community ratings

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