AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Intel Pentium III 1200

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Intel Pentium III 1200 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 Ultra ZM-80

Intel Pentium III 1200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 75% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 506 vs 278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	3 June 2008 vs July 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	506 vs 278

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium III 1200

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 29.9 Watt vs 32 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	29.9 Watt vs 32 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
CPU 2: Intel Pentium III 1200

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

506

278

Name	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80	Intel Pentium III 1200
PassMark - Single thread mark	618	0
PassMark - CPU mark	506	278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	969
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1759

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80	Intel Pentium III 1200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Puma	Tualatin
Launch date	3 June 2008	July 2001
Place in performance rating	2498	3364
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		1.20 GHz
Bus Speed		133 MHz FSB
Die size		80 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum core temperature		69°C
Transistor count		44 million
VID voltage range		1.5V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1g2	PPGA370
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	32 Watt	29.9 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)