Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs i3-2357M

Place in the ranking	2897	3089
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency	2.78	1.01
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Taylor / Hawk-256
Release date	1 June 2011 (13 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-2357M 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	667 MHz
Multiplier	13	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-2357M 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1023	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no 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-55 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-55 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-55. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no 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-55.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i3-2357M 0.50
+51.5%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 0.33

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
+52.1%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 518

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
+19.7%

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1316

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.50	0.33
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	31 Watt

i3-2357M has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 82.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-2357M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-2357M and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.