AMD A8 Pro-7150B vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 Pro-7150B and AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A8 Pro-7150B

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 Pro-7150B

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 763 vs 751
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1528 vs 641
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.83 vs 0.773
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5.746 vs 1.872
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.109 vs 0.052

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	763 vs 751
PassMark - CPU mark	1528 vs 641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.83 vs 0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.746 vs 1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109 vs 0.052

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8 Pro-7150B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

763

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

641

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.83

0.773

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.746

1.872

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.109

0.052

Name	AMD A8 Pro-7150B	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
PassMark - Single thread mark	763	751
PassMark - CPU mark	1528	641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	271
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	700
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.83	0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.746	1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109	0.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.308
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.205

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8 Pro-7150B	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Lion
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	1 September 2009
OPN Tray	AM715BECH44JA
Place in performance rating	3208	3203
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Laptops	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.9 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	245 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	2410 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3 / DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Number of pipelines	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0