AMD Athlon II N330 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II N330 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 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.

AMD Athlon II N330

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II N330

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm

Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 3 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 820 vs 813
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 695 vs 665

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	820 vs 813
PassMark - CPU mark	695 vs 665

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II N330
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

813

820

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

665

695

Name	AMD Athlon II N330	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
PassMark - Single thread mark	813	820
PassMark - CPU mark	665	695

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II N330	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Griffin
Launch date	12 May 2010	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2552	2558
Series	AMD Athlon II	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117.5 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)	3200 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	234 Million
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)