Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62
+59%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.39

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27873018
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency0.451.18
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Hawk-256
Release date26 March 2006 (18 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 speed3.733 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 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 configuration1no data
Socket775no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt31 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)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.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 0.62
+59%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 0.39

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 Extreme Edition 965 987
+59.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 620

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.39
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 31 Watt

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-57, on the other hand, has 319.4% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 X2 TK-57 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-57, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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