AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-42

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 and AMD Turion 64 ML-42 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-64

AMD Turion 64 ML-42

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 731 vs 455
Around 56% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 624 vs 400

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs October 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	731 vs 455
PassMark - CPU mark	624 vs 400

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-42

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-42

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

731

455

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

624

400

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64	AMD Turion 64 ML-42
PassMark - Single thread mark	731	455
PassMark - CPU mark	624	400
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	295

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64	AMD Turion 64 ML-42
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Lancaster
Launch date	1 January 2009	October 2005
Place in performance rating	3062	3067
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Turion 64
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)