AMD Athlon II Neo K345 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II Neo K345 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K345

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 131072x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 67% lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 20 Watt
• Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 537

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

• Around 14% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 577 vs 527

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II Neo K345
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	552 537
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	527 577

Compare specifications (specs)