AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 vs AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56 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 X2 QL-60

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 654 vs 597
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 652 vs 514

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2008 vs 4 May 2007
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	654 vs 597
PassMark - CPU mark	652 vs 514

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 929 vs 832
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1559 vs 1418

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	929 vs 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1559 vs 1418

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

654

597

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

652

514

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

929

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1418

1559

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
PassMark - Single thread mark	654	597
PassMark - CPU mark	652	514
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	832	929
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1418	1559

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Trinidad / Tyler
Launch date	3 June 2008	4 May 2007
Place in performance rating	2578	2561
Series	2x AMD Athlon	AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Turion
OPN Tray		TMDTL56HAX5DM
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 / 65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Base frequency		1.8 GHz
Unlocked
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	31 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)