Athlon XP 1700+ vs Athlon X2 QL-64
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance 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) | Thoroughbred (2001−2002) |
| Release date | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) | October 2001 (22 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.47 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 150 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+ 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 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 64 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+. 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-64 and Athlon XP 1700+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 64 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-64 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 176.9% more advanced lithography process, and 82.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Athlon X2 QL-64 is a notebook processor while Athlon XP 1700+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-64 and Athlon XP 1700+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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