AMD Turion X2 RM-74 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-74 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 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-74

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-74

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

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs 3 June 2008
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	994 vs 991

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 770 vs 738
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 733 vs 655
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1806 vs 1795

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	770 vs 738
PassMark - CPU mark	733 vs 655
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1806 vs 1795

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-74
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

738

770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

655

733

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

994

991

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1795

1806

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-74	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82
PassMark - Single thread mark	738	770
PassMark - CPU mark	655	733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	994	991
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1795	1806

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-74	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Puma
Launch date	1 January 2009	3 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2393	2365
Series	2x AMD Turion	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	1024 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.2 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™)