AMD A6-5200 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5200 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-5200

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5200

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1663 vs 828

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 4 June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1663 vs 828

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 664

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 664

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5200
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

664

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1663

828

Name	AMD A6-5200	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
PassMark - Single thread mark	664	864
PassMark - CPU mark	1663	828
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	224
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	703
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	6.377
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.954
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1223
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3036
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	549
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1223
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3036

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5200	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kabini	Puma
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	23 May 2013	4 June 2008
OPN PIB
OPN Tray	AM5200IAJ44HMD
Place in performance rating	2484	2483
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		4400 MHz
Maximum frequency		2.3 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz
iGPU core count	128
Number of pipelines	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8400
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Vulkan
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT3	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0