Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs Atom Z3770
Aggregate performance score
Atom Z3770 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2936 | 3091 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 5.45 | 1.01 |
| Architecture codename | Bay Trail-T (2013−2014) | Taylor / Hawk-256 |
| Release date | 27 September 2013 (11 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $37 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.46 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.39 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | UTFCBGA1380 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 31 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.1 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 667 MHz | no data |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.46 | 0.33 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 8 Watt | 31 Watt |
Atom Z3770 has a 39.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 287.5% lower power consumption.
The Atom Z3770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Atom Z3770 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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