AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition vs AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and AMD Athlon 64 2000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition

AMD Athlon 64 2000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
30.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3489 vs 116

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3489 vs 116

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2000+

15.6x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2000+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3489

116

Name	AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	AMD Athlon 64 2000+
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	130
PassMark - CPU mark	3489	116

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	AMD Athlon 64 2000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Lima
Launch date	June 2009	June 2008
Place in performance rating	3314	3309
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	77 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	1 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	122 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	8 Watt