i7-7820EQ vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80

Place in the ranking	2908	1255
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	1.39	9.99
Architecture codename	Puma (2008−2009)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$378

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	8
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	3600 MHz	8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	8 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	S1g2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.47	4.75
Recency	3 June 2008	3 January 2017
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	45 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 has 40.6% lower power consumption.

i7-7820EQ, on the other hand, has a 910.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-7820EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Core i7-7820EQ, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.