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).
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 P960 | AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Champlain | Griffin |
Launch date | 19 October 2010 | June 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 2624 | 2614 |
Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Performance |
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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 |
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Sockets supported | S1 (S1g4) | S1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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VirusProtect | ||
PowerNow | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |