i5-8259U vs Athlon X2 QL-64

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 QL-64
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39
Core i5-8259U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
4.96
+1172%

Core i5-8259U outperforms Athlon X2 QL-64 by a whopping 1172% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30201235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonIntel Core i5
Power efficiency1.0516.75
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)5 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$320

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Core i5-8259U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon X2 QL-64 0.39
i5-8259U 4.96
+1172%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-64 622
i5-8259U 7873
+1166%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X2 QL-64 201
i5-8259U 1238
+516%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X2 QL-64 384
i5-8259U 4099
+967%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-64 1614
i5-8259U 5706
+254%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-64 3223
i5-8259U 21869
+579%

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.

Athlon X2 QL-64 1468
i5-8259U 7916
+439%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon X2 QL-64 42.8
i5-8259U 7.48
+472%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 4.96
Recency 1 January 2009 5 April 2018
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

i5-8259U has a 1171.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8259U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-64 in performance tests.


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