AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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 X2 Ultra ZM-87

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 652 vs 599

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	652 vs 599

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 770 vs 654

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	770 vs 654

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

654

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

652

599

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
PassMark - Single thread mark	654	770
PassMark - CPU mark	652	599
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1418

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-60	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Griffin
Launch date	3 June 2008	June 2008
Place in performance rating	2590	2611
Series	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)