Ryzen 9 7845HX vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Place in performance ranking	2791	156
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	no data
Architecture codename	Puma (2008−2009)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date	4 June 2008 (16 years ago)	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	2	24
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	4400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm
Die size	no data	2x 71 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9900 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX 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	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX. 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	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX. 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

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	28

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.58	29.52
Recency	4 June 2008	5 January 2023
Physical cores	2	12
Threads	2	24
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	55 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 has 57.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7845HX, on the other hand, has a 4989.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 7845HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Ryzen 9 7845HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.