Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 vs Core 2 Duo SP9600

Place in the ranking	2710	2869
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency	2.69	1.43
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Griffin (2008−2009)
Release date	1 March 2009 (15 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$316	no data

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 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
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.53 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	1066 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Die size	107 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.05V-1.15V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 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	BGA479,BGA956,PBGA479	S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	65 nm, 1.1-1.125V
PowerNow	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	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.

Core 2 Duo SP9600 0.71
+34%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 0.53

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Core 2 Duo SP9600 2836
+44.3%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1965

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Core 2 Duo SP9600 5309
+38.3%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 3840

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.

Core 2 Duo SP9600 2189
+35.3%

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1618

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Core 2 Duo SP9600 44.4

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 34.9
+27.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.71	0.53
Recency	1 March 2009	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Core 2 Duo SP9600 has a 34% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo SP9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo SP9600 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.