Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Phenom II X4 B95

Place in the ranking	2136	2908
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.60	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency	1.50	1.39
Architecture codename	Deneb (2009−2011)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	1 October 2009 (15 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 B95 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	258 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	758 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 B95 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	1	1
Socket	AM3	S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. 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
PowerNow	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 B95 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80.

PCIe version

2.0

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.51	0.47
Recency	1 October 2009	3 June 2008
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	32 Watt

Phenom II X4 B95 has a 221.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, on the other hand, has 196.9% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 B95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 B95 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 B95 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.