Athlon X2 QL-60 vs Core 2 Extreme X9100

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Extreme X9100
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 44 Watt
1.30
+282%
Athlon X2 QL-60
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.34

Core 2 Extreme X9100 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-60 by a whopping 282% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22823070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core 2 Extreme2x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency2.790.92
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date15 July 2008 (16 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.06 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache6 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size107 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.05-1.2625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60 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 configuration11
SocketPGA478S1
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
AMT+no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60 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 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 1.30
+282%
Athlon X2 QL-60 0.34

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2063
+277%
Athlon X2 QL-60 547

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 3834
+201%
Athlon X2 QL-60 1273

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 7440
+165%
Athlon X2 QL-60 2803

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.

Core 2 Extreme X9100 2810
+108%
Athlon X2 QL-60 1352

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.30 0.34
Recency 15 July 2008 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X9100 has a 282.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 QL-60, on the other hand, has 25.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Extreme X9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-60 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Extreme X9100 and Athlon X2 QL-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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