AMD A10-4657M vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4657M and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-4657M

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4657M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 940 vs 787
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2013 vs 4 June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2048 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	940 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 802

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4657M
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

940

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

802

Name	AMD A10-4657M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
PassMark - Single thread mark	940	787
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1756

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4657M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Puma
Launch date	1 April 2013	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2335	2328
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1303 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)