AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 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-65

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later

Launch date	1 September 2009 vs 3 June 2008

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Around 14% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 820 vs 681
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 695 vs 637

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	820 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	695 vs 637

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

681

820

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

637

695

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
PassMark - Single thread mark	681	820
PassMark - CPU mark	637	695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1465

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Griffin
Launch date	1 September 2009	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2541	2544
Series	2x AMD Athlon	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1g2	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)