AMD Z-60 vs AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Comparative analysis of AMD Z-60 and AMD Turion 64 ML-30 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Z-60

AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Z-60

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 40 nm vs 90 nm
7x lower typical power consumption: 5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 318 vs 314

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs March 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm vs 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	318 vs 314

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion 64 ML-30

Around 60% higher clock speed: 1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 277 vs 262

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz vs 1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	277 vs 262

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Z-60
CPU 2: AMD Turion 64 ML-30

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

318

314

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

262

277

Name	AMD Z-60	AMD Turion 64 ML-30
PassMark - Single thread mark	318	314
PassMark - CPU mark	262	277

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Z-60	AMD Turion 64 ML-30
Essentials
Architecture codename	Hondo	Lancaster
Launch date	October 2012	March 2005
Place in performance rating	3226	3230
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series		Turion 64
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1 GHz	1.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Die size		125 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		800 MHz
Number of threads		1
Transistor count		114 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FT1	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	5 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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