Athlon X2 QL-60 vs i5-3610ME

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-3610ME
2012
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.68
+394%
Athlon X2 QL-60
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.34

Core i5-3610ME outperforms Athlon X2 QL-60 by a whopping 394% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20673070
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency4.540.92
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date1 June 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size118 mm2no data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60 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
SocketG2 (988B)S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60. 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
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3610ME and Athlon X2 QL-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknown Dual-channelno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD 4000no 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.

i5-3610ME 1.68
+394%
Athlon X2 QL-60 0.34

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.

i5-3610ME 2666
+387%
Athlon X2 QL-60 547

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.68 0.34
Recency 1 June 2012 3 June 2008
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm

i5-3610ME has a 394.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-3610ME is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-60 in performance tests.


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