AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 70% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 34 Watt
Launch date 1 November 2009 vs 1 October 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 34 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

  • Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 537
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 687 vs 577
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 787 vs 537
PassMark - CPU mark 687 vs 577

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
537
787
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
577
687
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark 537 787
PassMark - CPU mark 577 687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 430

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Essentials

Architecture codename Tyler Merom
Launch date 1 November 2009 1 October 2008
Place in performance rating 2924 2936
Series 2x AMD Athlon 64 Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $15.90
Value for money (0-100) 22.13

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 1600 MHz 667 MHz
L1 cache 2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 95 °C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported Socket S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 34 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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