Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)2x AMD Turion Ultra
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Puma (2008−2009)
Release dateno data3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataS1g2
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. 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.


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.

Core 2 Duo E6700 2354
+56.6%
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 1503

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 32 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 has 103.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E6700 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 2 Duo E6700 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is a notebook one.


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Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
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AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
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