Athlon 64 TF-20 vs i7-5500U

Place in the ranking	2034	3300
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency	11.04	0.61
Architecture codename	Broadwell-U (2015)	Sherman (2009)
Release date	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$393	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.6 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	667 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	0.1 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	82 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1300 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 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	FCBGA1168	S1g1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 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 i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20. 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	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 5500	no data
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840x2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.2/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	12	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.

i7-5500U 1.75
+994%

Athlon 64 TF-20 0.16

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i7-5500U 4615
+271%

Athlon 64 TF-20 1245

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.

i7-5500U 3826
+525%

Athlon 64 TF-20 612

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.75	0.16
Recency	1 March 2015	1 May 2009
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	25 Watt

i7-5500U has a 993.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 TF-20 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5500U and Athlon 64 TF-20, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.