Athlon 950 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3336 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Thunderbird (1999−2000) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (16 years ago) | 6 March 2000 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon 950 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 0.95 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 102 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon 950 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon 950. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 6 March 2000 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 62 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 6100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and AMD Athlon 950. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Athlon 950 is a desktop one.
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