Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs i5-560UM

Place in the ranking	2773	3022
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency	3.35	1.18
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Hawk-256
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-560UM 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	667 MHz
Multiplier	10	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-560UM 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	BGA1288	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no 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
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-560UM 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 i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i5-560UM 0.64
+64.1%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 0.39

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.

i5-560UM 1015
+63.7%

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.

i5-560UM 248
+40.9%

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.

i5-560UM 477
+51.4%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 315

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.64	0.39
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	31 Watt

i5-560UM has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 72.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-560UM is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-560UM and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.