Phenom II X2 560 BE vs Athlon X2 QL-64

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3004not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency1.05no data
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)21 September 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data258 mm2
Number of transistorsno data758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE 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
SocketS1AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE. 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 Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2009 21 September 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

Athlon X2 QL-64 has 128.6% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X2 560 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-64 and Phenom II X2 560 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Athlon X2 QL-64 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X2 560 BE is a desktop one.


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