AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 vs AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 and AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ 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.

AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 18% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 582 vs 346

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 September 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.86 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	582 vs 346

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 546 vs 515

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	546 vs 515

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-67
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

515

546

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

582

346

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-67	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	515	546
PassMark - CPU mark	582	346

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-67	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Barton
Launch date	1 September 2009	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2950	2930
Series	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	4000 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	1.86 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Die size		101 mm
Transistor count		63 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1g2	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)