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

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 and AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 X2 TL-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 731 vs 703

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs 4 May 2007
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 / 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	731 vs 703

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 639 vs 624
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 193 vs 165
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 335 vs 295

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	639 vs 624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	193 vs 165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	335 vs 295

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

731

703

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

624

639

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

165

193

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

295

335

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	731	703
PassMark - CPU mark	624	639
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	165	193
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	295	335

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64	AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Trinidad / Tyler
Launch date	1 January 2009	4 May 2007
Place in performance rating	3062	3065
Series	2x AMD Athlon	AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Turion
OPN Tray		TMDTL60HAX5DM
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 / 65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Base frequency		2 GHz
Die size		147 mm
Maximum core temperature		95 °C
Transistor count		154 Million
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™)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR2