Celeron B720 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-53

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.35
Celeron B720
2012
1 core / 1 thread, 35 Watt
0.51
+45.7%

Celeron B720 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30582878
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.071.38
Architecture codenameHawk-256Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$70

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate667 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data1.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataG2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 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-53 and Celeron B720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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.


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.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 0.35
Celeron B720 0.51
+45.7%

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-53 558
Celeron B720 814
+45.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.35 0.51
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 12.9% lower power consumption.

Celeron B720, on the other hand, has a 45.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Celeron B720 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 and Celeron B720, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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