Celeron 725C vs Athlon X2 QL-67
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Lion (2008−2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 1 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4000 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 1.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C 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 | S1g2 | Intel BGA1023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C. 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 |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2009 | 1 July 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 17 Watt |
Athlon X2 QL-67 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron 725C, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-67 and Celeron 725C, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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