Ultra 5 236V vs Athlon X2 QL-66

Place in the ranking	3002	557
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	1.08	75.10
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	1 September 2009 (15 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	37 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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	no data	1
Socket	S1g2	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.40	13.49
Recency	1 September 2009	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	17 Watt

Ultra 5 236V has a 3272.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 236V is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-66 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-66 and Core Ultra 5 236V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.