AMD A6-5357M vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-5357M and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-5357M

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5357M

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1243 vs 864
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 828

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 May 2013 vs 4 June 2008
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243 vs 864
PassMark - CPU mark	1165 vs 828

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-5357M
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1243

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1165

828

Name	AMD A6-5357M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
PassMark - Single thread mark	1243	864
PassMark - CPU mark	1165	828
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	623

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-5357M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Puma
Launch date	23 May 2013	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2493	2483
Series	AMD A-Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Front-side bus (FSB)		4400 MHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	BGA	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)