Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
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General info
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2662 | 2656 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (13 years old) | 28 July 2006 (16 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $241 |
| Current price | $5.99 | $31 (0.1x MSRP) |
Technical specs
Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 667 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | no data | 143 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 291 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.0375V-1.3V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1g2 | PPGA478, PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600. 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 | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Core 2 Duo T5600 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core 2 Duo T5600 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 1% in Passmark.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Core 2 Duo T5600 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 3% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 28 July 2006 |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 | 1830 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 34 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600. The differences in performance seem too small.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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