AMD Z-01 vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Comparative analysis of AMD Z-01 and AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 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 Z-01

AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Z-01

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 65 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 502 vs 165
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 763 vs 295

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2011 vs 1 January 2009
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	502 vs 165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	763 vs 295

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

Around 110% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 730 vs 294
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 633 vs 305

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	730 vs 294
PassMark - CPU mark	633 vs 305

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Z-01
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-64

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

294

730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

305

633

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

502

165

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

763

295

Name	AMD Z-01	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
PassMark - Single thread mark	294	730
PassMark - CPU mark	305	633
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	502	165
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	763	295

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Z-01	AMD Athlon X2 QL-64
Essentials
Architecture codename	Desna	Lion
Launch date	June 2011	1 January 2009
Place in performance rating	3111	3066
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series		2x AMD Athlon
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)