Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Celeron 847E

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron 847E
2 cores / 2 threads, 17 Watt
0.37
+2.8%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36

Celeron 847E outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30463049
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Celeron2x AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency2.061.70
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release dateno data1 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$111no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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
Boost clock speed1.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s1600 MHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache128 KB0 MB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache2 MBno data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors504 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
Socketno dataSocket S1
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
FMA+-
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)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.

Celeron 847E 0.37
+2.8%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36

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.

Celeron 847E 584
+1.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.37 0.36
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 20 Watt

Celeron 847E has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 17.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron 847E and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42.


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