AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-60 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x 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 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 737 vs 654
• 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 652
• Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 832
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 1418

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

• Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	737 654
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1386 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1087 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3140 1418

Compare specifications (specs)