Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Celeron Dual-Core T1600
Aggregate performance score
Celeron Dual-Core T1600 outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2809 | 2924 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Celeron Dual-Core | 2x AMD Turion Ultra |
| Power efficiency | 1.62 | 1.39 |
| Architecture codename | Merom (2006−2008) | Puma (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 1 May 2008 (16 years ago) | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.66 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 667 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PPGA478 | S1g2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 32 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. 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 |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
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.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.60 | 0.47 |
| Recency | 1 May 2008 | 3 June 2008 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 32 Watt |
Celeron Dual-Core T1600 has a 27.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 9.4% lower power consumption.
The Celeron Dual-Core T1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron Dual-Core T1600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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