Celeron B730 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3050 | 3046 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon 64 | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.71 | 0.98 |
| Architecture codename | Tyler (2007−2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 July 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $70 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730 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 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 1600 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | 0 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730 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 | G2 (988B) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730. 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 | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730 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 B730. 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 | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) (650 - 1000 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 November 2009 | 1 July 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 100% more physical cores, and 75% lower power consumption.
Celeron B730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Celeron B730, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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