Athlon X2 QL-64 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Aggregate performance score

Core 2 Duo E6700
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62
+59%
Athlon X2 QL-64
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39

Core 2 Duo E6700 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-64 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27893020
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)2x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency0.901.05
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Lion (2008−2009)
Release dateno data1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64 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
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm2no data
Number of transistors291 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64 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
Socket775S1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no 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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 0.62
+59%
Athlon X2 QL-64 0.39

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 990
+59.2%
Athlon X2 QL-64 622

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 304
+51.2%
Athlon X2 QL-64 201

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 513
+33.6%
Athlon X2 QL-64 384

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2710
+68%
Athlon X2 QL-64 1614

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 5110
+58.6%
Athlon X2 QL-64 3223

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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
+60.4%
Athlon X2 QL-64 1468

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.39
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6700 has a 59% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon X2 QL-64, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-64 in performance tests.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Athlon X2 QL-64 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Athlon X2 QL-64, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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