Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo T5900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1139 vs 1058
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1795 vs 1756

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 October 2008 vs 4 June 2008
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1139 vs 1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1795 vs 1756

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 787 vs 768
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 802 vs 652

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	787 vs 768
PassMark - CPU mark	802 vs 652

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo T5900
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

768

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

652

802

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1058

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1795

1756

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
PassMark - Single thread mark	768	787
PassMark - CPU mark	652	802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1139	1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1795	1756

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core 2 Duo T5900	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
Essentials
Architecture codename	Merom	Puma
Launch date	1 October 2008	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2296	2316
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Compatibility
Sockets supported	Socket P	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)