AMD Turion X2 RM-72 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-72 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 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-72

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-72

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later

Launch date	1 January 2009 vs 4 June 2008

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 864 vs 756
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 828 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	864 vs 756
PassMark - CPU mark	828 vs 653

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-72
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

756

864

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

653

828

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-72	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
PassMark - Single thread mark	756	864
PassMark - CPU mark	653	828
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1616

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-72	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Puma
Launch date	1 January 2009	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2447	2470
Series	2x AMD Turion	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	4400 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)