Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
Aggregate performance score
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2924 | 3049 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Ultra | 2x AMD Athlon 64 |
| Power efficiency | 1.39 | 1.70 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Tyler (2007−2009) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 1 November 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 | 2.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 0 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 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 | no data |
| Socket | S1g2 | Socket S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. 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 | 86x Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP), MMX, PowerNow, SSE3,-64, Enhanced 3DNow |
| PowerNow | + | + |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.47 | 0.36 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 1 November 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 20 Watt |
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 60% lower power consumption.
The Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-42 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-42, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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