Pentium U5600 vs Athlon 64 X2 TK-55

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33
Pentium U5600
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 18 Watt
0.39
+18.2%

Pentium U5600 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30893017
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64Intel Pentium
Power efficiency1.012.05
Architecture codenameTaylor / Hawk-256Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateno data9 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 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)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data1.33 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate667 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data10
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data384 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 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 dataIntel BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 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-55 and Pentium U5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 and Pentium U5600.

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-55 0.33
Pentium U5600 0.39
+18.2%

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-55 518
Pentium U5600 624
+20.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.33 0.39
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 18 Watt

Pentium U5600 has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 72.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium U5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.


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