AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-64

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AMD 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 rating25692614
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion 642x AMD Athlon
Architecture codenameTrinidad (2006−2007)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date13 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus support800 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB1 MB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size147 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Number of transistors154 Millionno 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.

SocketS1S1g2
Thermal design power (TDP)35 Watt35 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 extensions65 nm, 1.075MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNowno 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.

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 0.55
+7.8%
Athlon X2 QL-66 0.51
  • 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-64 692
+8%
Athlon X2 QL-66 641

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 1726
+1.8%
Athlon X2 QL-66 1695

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%

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 3201
Athlon X2 QL-66 3320
+3.7%

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%

Turion 64 X2 TL-64 1518
Athlon X2 QL-66 1520
+0.1%

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 0.55 0.51
Recency 13 April 2007 1 September 2009

Technical City couldn't decide between

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64
Turion 64 X2 TL-64

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AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Athlon X2 QL-66

The differences in performance seem too small.


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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.

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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.

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