Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Core 2 Duo T6400

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo T6400 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core 2 Duo	2x AMD Turion Ultra
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	Puma (2008−2009)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo T6400 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
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1V-1.25V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo T6400 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	PGA478	S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo T6400 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 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 T6400 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	-	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo T6400 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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2009	3 June 2008
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	32 Watt

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