Ryzen 5 5500U vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 by a whopping 1628% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2929 | 931 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 19 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Ultra | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 1.40 | 30.95 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 3 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 |
| Socket | S1g2 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U. 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 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 and Ryzen 5 5500U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.47 | 8.12 |
| Recency | 3 June 2008 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5500U has a 1627.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 828.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5500U 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 Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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