AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 vs Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 and Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 35 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
PassMark - Single thread mark	751
PassMark - CPU mark	641
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
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		177
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66	Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Penryn
Launch date	1 September 2009	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3203	3290
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1g2	BGA956
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)