Ryzen 5 3500X vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2744	839
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	32.74
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Griffin (2008−2009)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	24 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price	$45	$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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	6
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	S1g2	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	65 nm, 1.1-1.125V	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.54	8.52
Recency	3 June 2008	24 September 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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