Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 vs Core 2 Duo P7550

Place in performance ranking	2689	2682
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	1 October 2009 (14 years ago)	4 June 2008 (15 years ago)
Current price	$169	$28

Detailed Specifications

Core 2 Duo P7550 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.26 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.26 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	1066 MHz	4400 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo P7550 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	PGA478	S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, Dual Channel DDR2 memory controller
PowerNow	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo P7550 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo P7550 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

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.

Core 2 Duo P7550 0.56

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 0.57
+1.8%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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%

Core 2 Duo P7550 35.6
+2.5%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 36.5

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Core 2 Duo P7550 by 3% in wPrime 32.