AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 10 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 577 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 November 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	577 vs 346

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Around 16% higher clock speed: 1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
65536x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 546 vs 537

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.86 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 2x64 + 2x64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	546 vs 537

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

537

546

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

577

346

Name	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	537	546
PassMark - CPU mark	577	346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Tyler	Barton
Launch date	1 November 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2924	2929
Series	2x AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	1600 MHz
L1 cache	2x64 + 2x64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		101 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket S1	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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