Athlon X2 QL-65 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53
+39.5%
Athlon X2 QL-65
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.38

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 outperforms Athlon X2 QL-65 by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28543009
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion Ultra2x AMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.43no data
Architecture codenameGriffin (2008−2009)Lion (2008−2009)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)1 September 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65 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 configuration11
SocketS1g2S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions65 nm, 1.1-1.125V65 nm, 1.075 - 1.125
PowerNow++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 0.53
+39.5%
Athlon X2 QL-65 0.38

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1965
+20.6%
Athlon X2 QL-65 1630

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 3840
+19.5%
Athlon X2 QL-65 3213

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1618
+8.6%
Athlon X2 QL-65 1489

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 34.9
+11.7%
Athlon X2 QL-65 39

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 0.38
Recency 3 June 2008 1 September 2009

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 has a 39.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon X2 QL-65, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-65 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Athlon X2 QL-65, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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