Xeon 6972P vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

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Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
Xeon 6972P Xeon 6972P

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3044not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series2x AMD Athlon 64no data
Power efficiency1.69no data
Architecture codenameTyler (2007−2009)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date1 November 2009 (15 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P 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)96
Threads2192
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHzno data
L1 cache0 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P 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 data2
SocketSocket S17529
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNowno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 November 2009 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 500 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 has 2400% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6972P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6972P is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Xeon 6972P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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