AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88 vs Intel Core i7-920

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88 and Intel Core i7-920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88

Intel Core i7-920

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	December 2008 vs November 2008
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-920

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-920

Name	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88	Intel Core i7-920
PassMark - Single thread mark		1213
PassMark - CPU mark		2846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		469
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1855
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-88	Intel Core i7-920
Essentials
Architecture codename	Griffin	Bloomfield
Launch date	December 2008	November 2008
Place in performance rating	not rated	2773
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$340
Price now		$174
Processor Number		i7-920
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.34
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	2.93 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Base frequency		2.66 GHz
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Number of QPI Links		1
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	S1	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)