Ryzen 5 8400F vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Place in performance ranking	2791	476
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	no data
Architecture codename	Puma (2008−2009)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	no data	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	4400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR2

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	14.92
Recency	4 June 2008	1 April 2024
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Chip lithography	65 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8400F, on the other hand, has a 2472.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 8400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 8400F is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 5 8400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.