Core 2 Duo E6420 vs Athlon X2 QL-60
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E6420 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-60 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3347 | 3187 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 0.73 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Conroe (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | April 2007 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 111 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 60 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 167 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.5V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 MB | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core 2 Duo E6420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.31 | 0.44 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 1 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-60 has 6400% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Duo E6420, on the other hand, has a 41.9% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 in performance tests.
Be aware that Athlon X2 QL-60 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E6420 is a desktop one.
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