AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42: specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 sales 1 November 2009. This is a Tyler architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 2 cores and 2 threads, and is based on 65 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 1600 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Socket S1 processor with a TDP of 20 Watt.
We have no data on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 benchmark results.
General info
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (14 years old) | |
| Current price | $66 | of 17802 (Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | |
| Threads | 2 | |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus support | 1600 MHz | |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | of 7.3 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 36 (Apple M2 Max) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | Socket S1 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow | |
| PowerNow | + | |
| VirusProtect | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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