AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 944 vs 787
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1669 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 May 2010 vs 4 June 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	944 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	1669 vs 802

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

944

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1669

802

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
PassMark - Single thread mark	944	787
PassMark - CPU mark	1669	802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1756

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Puma
Launch date	12 May 2010	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2346	2336
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)