AMD Turion II Ultra M600 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion II Ultra M600 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 - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 987 vs 654
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 955 vs 652
  • Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1442 vs 832
  • Around 73% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2456 vs 1418
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 September 2009 vs 3 June 2008
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 vs 654
PassMark - CPU mark 955 vs 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442 vs 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456 vs 1418

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion II Ultra M600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
987
654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
955
652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1442
832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2456
1418
Name AMD Turion II Ultra M600 AMD Athlon X2 QL-60
PassMark - Single thread mark 987 654
PassMark - CPU mark 955 652
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1442 832
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2456 1418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.072

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Turion II Ultra M600 AMD Athlon X2 QL-60

Essentials

Architecture codename Caspian Lion
Launch date 10 September 2009 3 June 2008
Place in performance rating 2588 2590
Series AMD Turion II Ultra 2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L2 cache 2048 KB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.4 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 2 2
L1 cache 256 KB

Compatibility

Sockets supported Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)