Celeron 817 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| 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) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (14 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $66 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817 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 | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus support | 1600 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817. 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 |
| FMA | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron 817. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 17 Watt |
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