Core 2 Duo T5550 vs Athlon X2 QL-66

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X2 QL-66
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40
Core 2 Duo T5550
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.40

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30023001
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD AthlonIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.081.11
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date1 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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 data1.83 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.83 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz667 MHz
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550 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.

SocketS1g2PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550. 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

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-66 0.40
Core 2 Duo T5550 0.40

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-66 641
Core 2 Duo T5550 642
+0.2%

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-66 1695
Core 2 Duo T5550 1826
+7.7%

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-66 3320
Core 2 Duo T5550 3397
+2.3%

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-66 1520
+2.4%
Core 2 Duo T5550 1484

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2009 1 January 2008

Athlon X2 QL-66 has an age advantage of 1 year.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core 2 Duo T5550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD Athlon X2 QL-66
Athlon X2 QL-66
Intel Core 2 Duo T5550
Core 2 Duo T5550

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.4 16 votes

Rate Athlon X2 QL-66 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 57 votes

Rate Core 2 Duo T5550 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Athlon X2 QL-66 or Core 2 Duo T5550, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.