Processor 300 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Processor 300 Processor 300

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1303
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiencyno data9.28
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$82

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 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 data3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 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 S1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577
Processor 300 7160
+1141%

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 November 2009 8 January 2024
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 46 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 130% lower power consumption.

Processor 300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Processor 300 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Processor 300, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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