AMD Turion X2 RM-72 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

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General info

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion Ultra2x AMD Turion
Architecture codenamePuma (2008−2009)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date4 June 2008 (15 years old)1 January 2009 (15 years old)
Current price$72 $16.73

Technical specs

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72 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 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72 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
SocketS1g2S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72. 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 Virtualization, Dual Channel DDR2 memory controllerMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 1886
+15.9%
Turion X2 RM-72 1627

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 16% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 3615
+13.9%
Turion X2 RM-72 3174

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 14% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 1610
+5%
Turion X2 RM-72 1534

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 outperforms Turion X2 RM-72 by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 4 June 2008 1 January 2009

We couldn't decide between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 and Turion X2 RM-72. We've got no test results to judge.


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