AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 TF-20 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 TF-20

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 687 vs 181
Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 660 vs 342

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 May 2009 vs 3 June 2008
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	687 vs 181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660 vs 342

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 25% higher clock speed: 2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
4096x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 623 vs 454
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 525 vs 265

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64+64 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	623 vs 454
PassMark - CPU mark	525 vs 265

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 TF-20
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

454

623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

265

525

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

687

181

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

342

Name	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
PassMark - Single thread mark	454	623
PassMark - CPU mark	265	525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	687	181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660	342

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 TF-20	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sherman	Lion
Launch date	1 May 2009	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2876	3133
Series	AMD Athlon 64	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	667 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64+64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g1	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)