AMD Turion X2 RM-70 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-70 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.

AMD Turion X2 RM-70

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-70

Around 13% lower typical power consumption: 31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

Around 20% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 770 vs 504
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 599 vs 497

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	770 vs 504
PassMark - CPU mark	599 vs 497

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-70
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

504

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

497

599

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-70	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
PassMark - Single thread mark	504	770
PassMark - CPU mark	497	599
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1564

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-70	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-87
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Griffin
Launch date	3 June 2008	June 2008
Place in performance rating	2622	2611
Series	2x AMD Turion
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	31 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)