i3-1210U vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1027
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion UltraIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data69.60
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U 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 configuration11
SocketS1g2FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U. 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 VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i3-1210U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2008 23 February 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 8
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 9 Watt

i3-1210U has an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 255.6% lower power consumption.

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