Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs Pentium Dual T2330

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Dual Core T2330
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.34
+3%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33

Pentium Dual Core T2330 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30753089
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesPentium Dual Core2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency0.921.01
Architecture codenameMerom (2006−2008)Taylor / Hawk-256
Release dateno datano data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Dual Core T2330 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rate533 MHz667 MHz
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Dual Core T2330 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.

Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

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.

Pentium Dual T2330 0.34
+3%
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.

Pentium Dual T2330 538
+3.9%
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.

Pentium Dual T2330 1281
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1316
+2.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.34 0.33
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium Dual T2330 has a 3% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Dual Core T2330 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55.


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