Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Aggregate performance score
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2949 | 3064 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | 2x AMD Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.25 | 1.72 |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 0 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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.
| Socket | S1 | Socket S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35/31 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 90/65 nm, 1.075 | 86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 4 May 2007 | 1 November 2009 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 20 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score.
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
The Turion 64 X2 TL-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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