Athlon II X2 250 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.46
Athlon II X2 250
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.68
+47.8%

Athlon II X2 250 outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29222725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data3.61
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Turion Ultrano data
Power efficiency1.240.99
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)2 June 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$39

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250 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
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250 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
SocketS1g2AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250. 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 Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.46 0.68
Recency 3 June 2008 2 June 2009
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X2 250, on the other hand, has a 47.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X2 250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X2 250 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 and Athlon II X2 250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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