Turion II M500 vs Athlon X2 QL-66
Aggregate performance score
Turion II M500 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion II M500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3003 | 2861 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | AMD Turion II |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 1.43 |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion II M500 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 | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 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 Turion II M500 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 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion II M500. 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 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | + | + |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.40 | 0.53 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Turion II M500 has a 32.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Turion II M500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-66 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Turion II M500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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