Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Athlon II M300
Aggregate performance score
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 outperforms Athlon II M300 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2984 | 2924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | 2x AMD Turion Ultra |
| Power efficiency | 1.14 | 1.39 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Puma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g3) | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 32 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR2 |
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.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 3 June 2008 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 32 Watt |
Athlon II M300 has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, on the other hand, has a 11.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 9.4% lower power consumption.
The Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M300 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II M300 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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