Core 2 Solo SL3400 vs Athlon X2 QL-62
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Primary details
Comparing 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 | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | no data |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-62 and Core 2 Solo SL3400 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.86 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 3 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.05V-1.15V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-62 and Core 2 Solo SL3400 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 | no data |
| Socket | S1g2 | BGA956 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-62 and Core 2 Solo SL3400. 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 | - |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 QL-62 and Core 2 Solo SL3400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-62 and Core 2 Solo SL3400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 1 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-62 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Core 2 Solo SL3400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 and Intel Core 2 Solo SL3400. We've got no test results to judge.
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