Turion II Ultra M620 vs Athlon X2 QL-65

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 QL-65
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.38
Turion II Ultra M620
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.51
+34.2%

Turion II Ultra M620 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31913046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonAMD Turion II Ultra
Power efficiency1.051.41
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)10 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion II Ultra M620 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 configuration1no data
SocketS1g2Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion II Ultra M620. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion II Ultra M620 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Athlon X2 QL-65 0.38
Turion II Ultra M620 0.51
+34.2%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-65 609
Turion II Ultra M620 814
+33.7%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon X2 QL-65 39
Turion II Ultra M620 31.3
+24.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.38 0.51
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm

Turion II Ultra M620 has a 34.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The AMD Turion II Ultra M620 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.

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