Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 vs i3-2357M

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Contents

i3-2357M i3-2357M
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 Athlon 64 X2 TK-53

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2875not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i32x Athlon 64
Power efficiency2.74no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Hawk-256
Release date1 June 2011 (13 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/s667 MHz
Multiplier13no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors624 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 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
SocketFCBGA1023no data
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-
Anti-Theft+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 3000no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

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.

i3-2357M 788
+41.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 558

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i3-2357M 226
+35.3%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 167

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i3-2357M 523
+70.4%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 307

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.

i3-2357M 1575
+32.7%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1187

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i3-2357M 42.34
+11.7%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 47.3

Pros & cons summary

Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 31 Watt

i3-2357M has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 82.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-53. We've got no test results to judge.

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