Athlon X2 QL-64 vs Turion II Ultra M660

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II Ultra M660
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+64.1%
Athlon X2 QL-64
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39

Turion II Ultra M660 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-64 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon X2 QL-64 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27613004
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II Ultra2x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.731.05
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)1 January 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M660 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 speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinS1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon X2 QL-64. 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 VirtualizationMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon X2 QL-64 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon X2 QL-64. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no 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.

Turion II Ultra M660 0.64
+64.1%
Athlon X2 QL-64 0.39

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.

Turion II Ultra M660 2278
+41.2%
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.

Turion II Ultra M660 4403
+36.6%
Athlon X2 QL-64 3223

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.39
Recency 10 September 2009 1 January 2009
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Turion II Ultra M660 has a 64.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Turion II Ultra M660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-64 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon X2 QL-64, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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