Intel Pentium T3400 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
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General info
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Pentium T3400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 2617 | 2609 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | no data |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (13 years old) | 1 October 2008 (14 years old) |
| Current price | $5.99 | $169 |
Technical specs
Athlon X2 QL-66 and Pentium T3400 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) | no data |
| Threads | 2 | no data |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.16 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 1 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | no data | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.075V-1.175V |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Pentium T3400 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.
| Socket | S1g2 | PPGA478 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Pentium T3400. 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 | + |
| 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 Pentium T3400 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 Pentium T3400 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
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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: 67%
Pentium T3400 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 1% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.51 | 0.52 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 1 October 2008 |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 | 0 |
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Competitors of Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel is Core 2 Duo T5600, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 6 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon X2 QL-66:
Competitors of Pentium T3400 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium T3400 by AMD is A4-3320M, which is slower by 2% and lower by 10 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Pentium T3400:
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