Athlon X2 QL-62 vs Core 2 Duo T5870
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2943 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core 2 Duo | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 1 October 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-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 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.075V-1.175V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62 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 Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2008 | 3 June 2008 |
Core 2 Duo T5870 has an age advantage of 3 months.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo T5870 and Athlon X2 QL-62, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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