Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs i5-540UM

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i5-540UM i5-540UM
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 Athlon 64 X2 TK-55

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2760not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i52x Athlon 64
Power efficiency3.29no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Taylor / Hawk-256
Release date24 May 2010 (14 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s667 MHz
Multiplier9no data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache3 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketBGA1288no data
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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 i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i5-540UM 1002
+93.4%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 518

Pros & cons summary

Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 31 Watt

i5-540UM has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 72.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-540UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. We've got no test results to judge.

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