Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 by a whopping 4458% 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 | 3153 | 304 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Ultra | Apple M4 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Griffin (2008−2009) | no data |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (17 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | no data |
| Socket | S1g2 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.1-1.125V | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.48 | 21.88 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 4 Watt |
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 has 100% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has a 4458.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 in performance tests.
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