AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 vs Turion II M520
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 2660 | 2661 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | AMD Turion II | 2x AMD Turion Ultra |
Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Puma (2008−2009) |
Release date | 10 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 2 |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Bus support | 3600 MHz | 4400 MHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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 configuration | no data | 1 |
Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | S1g2 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 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 extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | MMX, 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-V | no 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 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.
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 X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Turion II M520 by 9% in wPrime 32.
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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