AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion Neo X2 L625 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 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.

AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion Neo X2 L625

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 October 2009 vs 1 January 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Around 31% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 731 vs 486
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 624 vs 432

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	731 vs 486
PassMark - CPU mark	624 vs 432

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion Neo X2 L625
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

486

731

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

432

624

Name	AMD Turion Neo X2 L625	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
PassMark - Single thread mark	486	731
PassMark - CPU mark	432	624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		295

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion Neo X2 L625	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
Essentials
Architecture codename	Congo	Lion
Launch date	1 October 2009	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3024	3062
Series	2x AMD Turion Neo	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	ASB1 BGA	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	18 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)