Athlon 64 X2 4200+ vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Aggregate performance score
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 4200+ by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2822 | 2924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Ultra | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Manchester (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) | December 2006 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $309 |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256K |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 220 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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 | 1 |
| Socket | S1g2 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.46 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 has a 21.7% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
The Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 4200+ in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 X2 4200+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon 64 X2 4200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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