Turion 64 X2 TL-62 vs Athlon X2 QL-66

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Technologies
Memory
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General info

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	2x AMD Turion 64
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	1 September 2009 (14 years ago)	13 April 2007 (17 years ago)
Current price	$5.99	$47

Technical specs

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. 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	2x 512 KB Level2 Cache, DDR2-800 memory controller
PowerNow	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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 1695
+8.7%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1559

Athlon X2 QL-66 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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%

Athlon X2 QL-66 3320
+5%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 3162

Athlon X2 QL-66 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-62 by 5% 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%

Athlon X2 QL-66 1520
+3.1%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1475

Athlon X2 QL-66 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-62 by 3% in 3DMark06 CPU.