Core i5-7440EQ vs Athlon X2 QL-60
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 1416 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.19 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | Intel Core i5 |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Kaby Lake (2016−2019) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 January 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
| Current price | $8.83 | $2020 (8.1x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| PowerNow | + | no data |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3L-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Core i5-7440EQ outperforms Athlon X2 QL-60 by 944% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 3 January 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-60 and Core i5-7440EQ. We've got no test results to judge.
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