AMD Athlon II P340 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II P340 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 II P340

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 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 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 847 vs 537
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 710 vs 577
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 October 2010 vs 1 November 2009
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 2x64 + 2x64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 847 vs 537
PassMark - CPU mark 710 vs 577

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 25 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II P340
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
847
537
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
710
577
Name AMD Athlon II P340 AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
PassMark - Single thread mark 847 537
PassMark - CPU mark 710 577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 381

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II P340 AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Tyler
Launch date 4 October 2010 1 November 2009
Place in performance rating 2910 2924
Price now $44.95
Series AMD Athlon II 2x AMD Athlon 64
Value for money (0-100) 8.19
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3200 MHz 1600 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Maximum core temperature 95 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1g4 Socket S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 20 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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