AMD Phenom II X3 P860 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P860 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X3 P860

AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P860

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 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 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 831 vs 681
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1250 vs 637

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	831 vs 681
PassMark - CPU mark	1250 vs 637

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P860
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-65

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

831

681

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1250

637

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 P860	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
PassMark - Single thread mark	831	681
PassMark - CPU mark	1250	637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		873
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1465

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 P860	AMD Athlon X2 QL-65
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Lion
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 September 2009
OPN Tray	HMP860SGR32GM
Place in performance rating	2509	2548
Series	AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3	2
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM2+	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)