AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-64
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General info
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Athlon X2 QL-66 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 2569 | 2614 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad (2006−2007) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 13 April 2007 (15 years old) | 1 September 2009 (13 years old) |
| Current price | $56 | $5.99 |
Technical specs
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Athlon X2 QL-66 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 support | 800 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Athlon X2 QL-66 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 | S1 | S1g2 |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Athlon X2 QL-66. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Passmark
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
- 3DMark06 CPU
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.
Benchmark coverage: 67%
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 8% in Passmark.
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%
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-66 by 2% 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 outperforms Turion 64 X2 TL-64 by 4% 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%
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 0.55 | 0.51 |
| Recency | 13 April 2007 | 1 September 2009 |
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Competitors of Turion 64 X2 TL-64 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Turion 64 X2 TL-64 by Intel is Core 2 Duo T5870, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Turion 64 X2 TL-64:
Competitors of Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon X2 QL-66 by Intel is Core 2 Duo T5600, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 6 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon X2 QL-66:
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