The AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 was a mobile processor with 2 cores, launched in December 2008. It is part of the Athlon X2 lineup, using the Griffin architecture with Socket S1. Athlon X2 QL-64 has 1 MB of L2 cache and operates at 2.1 GHz. AMD is building the Athlon X2 QL-64 on a 65 nm production process, the transistor count is unknown. The multiplier is locked on Athlon X2 QL-64, which limits its overclocking capabilities. With a TDP of 35 W, the Athlon X2 QL-64 consumes only little energy. The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Athlon X2 QL-64, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.