Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs Pentium E5700

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E5700
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
+106%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33

Pentium E5700 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27383089
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency0.991.01
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Taylor / Hawk-256
Release date8 August 2010 (14 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$110no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5700 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
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (shared)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5700 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
SocketLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5700 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 Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Pentium E5700 0.68
+106%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 0.33

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.

Pentium E5700 1083
+109%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 518

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.68 0.33
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium E5700 has a 106.1% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, on the other hand, has 109.7% lower power consumption.

The Pentium E5700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E5700 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E5700 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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