Athlon 64 X2 5800+ vs Athlon X2 QL-62
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Brisbane (2007−2008) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | April 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 | S1g2 | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+. 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 | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-62 has 154.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon X2 QL-62 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 5800+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-62 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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