AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 processor review

Athlon X2 QL-66 processor released by AMD; release date: 1 September 2009. The processor is designed for laptop-computers and based on Lion microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 2. Maximum CPU clock speed - 2.2 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100 °C. Manufacturing process technology - 65 nm. Cache size: L1 - 256 KB, L2 - 1024 KB.

Supported socket types: S1g2. Power consumption (TDP): 35 Watt.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4865

751

PassMark
CPU mark

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

157672

641

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

97.640 mPixels/s

0.773 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

741.453 Frames/s

1.872 Frames/s

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex

Top 1 CPU

This CPU

4.623 Frames/s

0.052 Frames/s

Name	Value
PassMark - Single thread mark	751
PassMark - CPU mark	641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection	0.773 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation	1.872 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex	0.052 Frames/s

Specifications (specs)

Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion
Launch date	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3204
Series	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2
Number of threads	2

Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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