Celeron 2957U vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
General info
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2683 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (14 years old) | 1 January 2014 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $107 |
| Current price | $66 | $219 (2x MSRP) |
Technical specs
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus support | 1600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U 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 | FCBGA1168 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| TSX | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Smart Response | no data | - |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| FDI | no data | - |
| AMT | no data | 9.5 |
| Matrix Storage | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
| HD Audio | no data | + |
| RST | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 2957U.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
| PCI support | no data | - |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 2 |
| Integrated IDE | no data | - |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no 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.
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%
Celeron 2957U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by 49% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 1 January 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 15 Watt |
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