AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 P960

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 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: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 599

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 October 2010 vs June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1386 vs 599

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 770 vs 737

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	770 vs 737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

737

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1386

599

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
PassMark - Single thread mark	737	770
PassMark - CPU mark	1386	599
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Griffin
Launch date	19 October 2010	June 2008
Place in performance rating	2623	2612
Series	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)