AMD E-300 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Comparative analysis of AMD E-300 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD E-300

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
  • 65536x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 20 Watt
Launch date 22 August 2011 vs 1 November 2009
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 2x64 + 2x64 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt vs 20 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 537 vs 394
  • Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 577 vs 339
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 537 vs 394
PassMark - CPU mark 577 vs 339

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD E-300
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
394
537
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
339
577
Name AMD E-300 AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42
PassMark - Single thread mark 394 537
PassMark - CPU mark 339 577
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 104
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.83
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 250
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1461
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 250
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 754
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1461

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD E-300 AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-42

Essentials

Architecture codename Zacate Tyler
Launch date 22 August 2011 1 November 2009
Place in performance rating 2920 2925
Series AMD E-Series 2x AMD Athlon 64
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 75 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 2x64 + 2x64 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 1.3 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
Front-side bus (FSB) 1600 MHz
Maximum core temperature 95 °C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FT1 BGA 413-Ball Socket S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 18 Watt 20 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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