AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 vs Turion II M520

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Combined performance score

Turion II M520
0.58

General info

Comparing Turion II M520 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26602661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II2x AMD Turion Ultra
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (14 years old)4 June 2008 (15 years old)
Current price$38 $28

Technical specs

Turion II M520 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 speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz4400 MHz
L1 cache128 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II M520 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinS1g2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M520 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, 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 Turion II M520 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M520 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.


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.

Turion II M520 0.58
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 0.58

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%

Turion II M520 33.6
+8.6%
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 36.5

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Turion II M520 by 9% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 10 September 2009 4 June 2008
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

We couldn't decide between Turion II M520 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85. The differences in performance seem too small.


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