Phenom II X3 N870 vs Athlon X2 QL-65
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a whopping 176% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3092 | 2500 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 1.04 | 2.86 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-65 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125 | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.38 | 1.05 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Phenom II X3 N870 has a 176.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.
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