AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 vs AMD Turion 64 MT-34

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 and AMD Turion 64 MT-34 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

AMD Turion 64 MT-34

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
1 more threads: 2 vs 1
Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
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
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 751 vs 328
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 641 vs 279

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2009 vs March 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Number of threads	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	751 vs 328
PassMark - CPU mark	641 vs 279

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 MT-34

Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 MT-34

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

751

328

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

641

279

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66	AMD Turion 64 MT-34
PassMark - Single thread mark	751	328
PassMark - CPU mark	641	279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.872
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.052

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66	AMD Turion 64 MT-34
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Lancaster
Launch date	1 September 2009	March 2005
Place in performance rating	3204	3214
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 core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Transistor count		114 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g2	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
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