E1-2100 vs Athlon X2 QL-60
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X2 QL-60 outperforms E1-2100 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3056 | 3143 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 0.92 | 2.73 |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 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 |
| Socket | S1 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100. 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 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, BMI1, ABM, SVM, AES-NI |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8210 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.34 | 0.26 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 23 May 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-60 has a 30.8% higher aggregate performance score.
E1-2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 288.9% lower power consumption.
The Athlon X2 QL-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the E1-2100 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-60 and E1-2100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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