Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 770
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 733
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2011 vs 3 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 vs 770
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 vs 733

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2332M
CPU 2: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
936
770
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1353
733
Name Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 770
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 991
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1806

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Puma
Launch date September 2011 3 June 2008
Place in performance rating 2363 2365
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Series 2x AMD Turion Ultra

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Transistor count 624 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Number of threads 2

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported G2 (988B) S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)