AMD Phenom II X3 P820 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P820 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-67 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P820

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 717 vs 515
  • Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1068 vs 582
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 12 May 2010 vs 1 September 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 717 vs 515
PassMark - CPU mark 1068 vs 582

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P820
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
717
515
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1068
582
Name AMD Phenom II X3 P820 AMD Athlon X2 QL-67
PassMark - Single thread mark 717 515
PassMark - CPU mark 1068 582
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 227
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 640

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 P820 AMD Athlon X2 QL-67

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Lion
Launch date 12 May 2010 1 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2978 2961
Series 3x AMD Phenom II 2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 4000 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 2
Maximum core temperature 100 °C

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)