Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 vs Pentium N4200

Place in the ranking	2248	2838
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency	21.45	1.51
Architecture codename	Apollo Lake (2014−2016)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	1 September 2016 (8 years ago)	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$161	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium N4200 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	1.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4400 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium N4200 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	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1296	S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium N4200 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
AES-NI	+	-
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
VT-i	-	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR3, DDR4	DDR2
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 505	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	750 MHz	no data
Execution Units	18	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
MIPI-DSI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	6	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

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.

Pentium N4200 1.36
+143%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 0.56

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.

Pentium N4200 22.58
+61.6%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 36.5

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.36	0.56
Recency	1 September 2016	4 June 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt

Pentium N4200 has a 142.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium N4200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium N4200 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.