Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Phenom II X2 550
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X2 550 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2987 | 3331 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.04 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Callisto (2009−2010) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 4 November 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 November 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $133 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 1600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 0 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 | AM3 | Socket S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 1 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 550 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 0.33 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 1 Watt |
Phenom II X2 550 has a 97% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, on the other hand, has 7900% lower power consumption.
The AMD Phenom II X2 550 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X2 550 is a desktop processor while Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 is a notebook one.
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