AMD Phenom II X3 P820 vs Athlon X2 QL-66
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General info
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 2657 | 1102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (13 years old) | 12 May 2010 (12 years old) |
| Current price | $5.99 | no data |
Technical specs
Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820 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 | 2.2 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1.5 MB |
| 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-66 and Phenom II X3 P820 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 | S1 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820. 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 | integrated DDR3 Memory Controller, Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
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.
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Benchmark coverage: 20%
Athlon X2 QL-66 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by 9% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Benchmark coverage: 19%
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.
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%
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 34% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.52 | 5.13 |
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 12 May 2010 |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 | 1800 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 25 Watt |
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Phenom II X3 P820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel is Pentium T3400, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 8 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon X2 QL-66:
Competitors of Phenom II X3 P820 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom II X3 P820 from Intel is Core i7-4870HQ, which is faster by 1% and higher by 8 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom II X3 P820:
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