AMD GX-420CA vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Comparative analysis of AMD GX-420CA and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD GX-420CA

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD GX-420CA

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 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

Launch date	23 April 2013 vs June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD GX-420CA
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Name	AMD GX-420CA	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	496
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	868
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	773
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	773
PassMark - Single thread mark		770
PassMark - CPU mark		599

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD GX-420CA	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
Essentials
Architecture codename	eKabini	Griffin
Family	AMD G-Series
Launch date	23 April 2013	June 2008
Place in performance rating	2641	2621
Processor Number	GX-420CA
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2000 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-1600
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	600 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon HD 8400E
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1
OpenGL	4.2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA769 (FT3)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)