AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 vs Athlon X2 QL-65

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General info

Comparing Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated2661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Athlon2x AMD Turion Ultra
Architecture codenameLion (2008−2009)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date1 September 2009 (14 years old)4 June 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$19.18 $28

Technical specs

Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 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 speed2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz4400 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 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
SocketS1g2S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, Dual Channel DDR2 memory controller
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Athlon X2 QL-65 39
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 36.5
+6.8%

Athlon X2 QL-65 outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 by 7% in wPrime 32.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 1 September 2009 4 June 2008

We couldn't decide between Athlon X2 QL-65 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. We've got no test results to judge.


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