Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking189not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M32x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency31.33no data
Architecture codenameno dataPuma (2008−2009)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)4 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speed2.748 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography3 nm65 nm
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataS1g2
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Max 40-Core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2023 4 June 2008
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has an age advantage of 15 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84, on the other hand, has 122.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84. We've got no test results to judge.


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