Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 vs A8-3500M

Primary details

Comparing A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2561	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	2.38	no data
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Griffin (2008−2009)
Release date	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)	June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	228 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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	FS1	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G	no data
PowerNow	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3500M and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6620G (444 MHz)

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm

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