Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 by a whopping 477% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1697 | 2914 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon | 2x AMD Turion Ultra |
| Power efficiency | 7.33 | 1.27 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Puma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.71 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 4 June 2008 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 65 nm |
Athlon PRO 300GE has a 476.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-84, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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