Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 vs Pentium G2120

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2342not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion Ultra
Power efficiency2.06no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s3600 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography22 nm65 nm
Die size94 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1155S1g2
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 September 2012 3 June 2008
Chip lithography 22 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 32 Watt

Pentium G2120 has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 195.5% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80, on the other hand, has 71.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G2120 and Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G2120 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 is a notebook one.


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