Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 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.

Intel Core i3-2332M

AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84

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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 936 vs 787
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1353 vs 802

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2011 vs 4 June 2008
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	936 vs 787
PassMark - CPU mark	1353 vs 802

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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
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-84

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

936

787

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1353

802

Name	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
PassMark - Single thread mark	936	787
PassMark - CPU mark	1353	802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1058
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1756

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i3-2332M	AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Puma
Launch date	September 2011	4 June 2008
Place in performance rating	2369	2336
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	2.3 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™)