Athlon Gold 7220U vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Turion 64 X2 TL-53 Turion 64 X2 TL-58 Turion 64 X2 TL-62 Turion 64 X2 TL-68
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Athlon Gold 3150U Athlon Gold 7220C Athlon Gold 7220U

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36
Athlon Gold 7220U
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.92
+711%

Athlon Gold 7220U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a whopping 711% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon Gold 7220U Athlon Gold 7220U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30481661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon 64Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Power efficiency1.7018.41
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Mendocino (Zen 2) (2022−2023)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)20 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data100 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1FP6
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon 610M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36
Athlon Gold 7220U 2.92
+711%

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577
Athlon Gold 7220U 4636
+703%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.36 2.92
Recency 1 November 2009 20 September 2022
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon Gold 7220U has a 711.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon Gold 7220U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Athlon Gold 7220U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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