Athlon X4 740 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 740 outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3149 | 2373 |
| 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 | 0.63 | 0.98 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4400 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192K |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,303 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740 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 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740. 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 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3-1866 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Athlon X4 740.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.52 | 1.51 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 2 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon X4 740, on the other hand, has a 190.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Athlon X4 740 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 740 is a desktop one.
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