AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 vs Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 and Intel Core 2 Duo T5850 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-67

Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Launch date	1 September 2009 vs 1 October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 747 vs 515
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 721 vs 582

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	34 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	747 vs 515
PassMark - CPU mark	721 vs 582

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 QL-67
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo T5850

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

515

747

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

582

721

Name	AMD Athlon X2 QL-67	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
PassMark - Single thread mark	515	747
PassMark - CPU mark	582	721
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		241
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		430

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 QL-67	Intel Core 2 Duo T5850
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Merom
Launch date	1 September 2009	1 October 2008
Place in performance rating	2959	2977
Series	2x AMD Athlon	Intel Core 2 Duo
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Price now		$15.90
Value for money (0-100)		22.13
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	4000 MHz	667 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	34 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)