Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Ryzen 5 4500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4500U
2020
6 cores / 6 threads, 25 Watt
6.87
+1808%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 20 Watt
0.36

Ryzen 5 4500U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a whopping 1808% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10163033
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)2x AMD Athlon 64
Power efficiency26.011.70
Architecture codenameRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years ago)1 November 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4500U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads62
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data1600 MHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache128K (per core)0 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm65 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors9800 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4500U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6Socket S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4500U and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42.

PCIe version3.0no 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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 6.87
+1808%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 0.36

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.

Ryzen 5 4500U 10909
+1791%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 577

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.87 0.36
Recency 6 January 2020 1 November 2009
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 2
Chip lithography 7 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 20 Watt

Ryzen 5 4500U has a 1808.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 4500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.


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