Athlon X2 QL-67 vs FX-9370
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1709 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 6 July 2013 (12 years ago) | 1 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4000 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67. 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 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Athlon X2 QL-67.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 July 2013 | 1 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-9370 has an age advantage of 3 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon X2 QL-67, on the other hand, has 529% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD FX-9370 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-67. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-9370 is a desktop processor while Athlon X2 QL-67 is a notebook one.
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