Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs E-300

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Aggregate performance score

E-300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.21
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33
+57.1%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 outperforms E-300 by an impressive 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing E-300 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32083090
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD E-Series2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency1.101.01
Architecture codenameZacate (2011−2013)Taylor / Hawk-256
Release date22 August 2011 (13 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

E-300 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)
Threads22
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography40 nm65 nm
Die size75 mm2no data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on E-300 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 configuration1no data
SocketFT1no data
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVMno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E-300 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6310no 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.

E-300 0.21
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 0.33
+57.1%

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.

E-300 340
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 518
+52.4%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

E-300 839
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1316
+56.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.21 0.33
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 31 Watt

E-300 has a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.2% lower power consumption.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, on the other hand, has a 57.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-300 in performance tests.


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