Athlon X2 QL-65 vs Xeon E5-2686 v4
Aggregate performance score
Xeon E5-2686 v4 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a whopping 3146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 748 | 3257 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 3.31 | 0.42 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Lion (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 1 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 36 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 4.5 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 45 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Maximum memory size | 1,536 GB | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2686 v4 and Athlon X2 QL-65.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.36 | 0.35 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 1 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 2 |
| Threads | 36 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon E5-2686 v4 has a 3145.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon X2 QL-65, on the other hand, has 314.3% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2686 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X2 QL-65 is a notebook one.
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