AMD C-70 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Comparative analysis of AMD C-70 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-66 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD C-70

AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD C-70

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
3.9x lower typical power consumption: 9 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.809 vs 0.773

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2012 vs 1 September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.809 vs 0.773

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

Around 65% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 751 vs 364
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 641 vs 315

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.33 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	751 vs 364
PassMark - CPU mark	641 vs 315

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD C-70
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-66

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

364

751

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

315

641

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.809

0.773

Name	AMD C-70	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
PassMark - Single thread mark	364	751
PassMark - CPU mark	315	641
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	546
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	827
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.809	0.773
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	0.534
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 C-70	AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ontario	Lion
Launch date	1 October 2012	1 September 2009
Place in performance rating	3210	3204
Series	AMD C-Series	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	75 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.33 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT1 BGA 413-Ball	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	9 Watt	35 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow