AMD FX-7500 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FX-7500

AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 953 vs 681
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1918 vs 637

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2014 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	953 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	1918 vs 637

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 873 vs 344
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1465 vs 873

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	873 vs 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1465 vs 873

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

953

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1918

637

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

344

873

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

873

1465

Name	AMD FX-7500	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
PassMark - Single thread mark	953	681
PassMark - CPU mark	1918	637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	344	873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	873	1465
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2174

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-7500	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Lion
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	4 June 2014	1 September 2009
OPN Tray	FM7500ECH44JA
Place in performance rating	2530	2541
Series	AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.1 GHz
Compute Cores	10
Die size	245 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	6
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	2410 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	553 MHz
iGPU core count	6
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP3	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	20 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0