Pentium B940 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85
Aggregate performance score
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 outperforms Pentium B940 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2823 | 2835 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion Ultra | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 1.51 | 1.46 |
| Architecture codename | Puma (2008−2009) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 4 June 2008 (16 years ago) | 19 June 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 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 | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 4400 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 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 | PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 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-85 and Pentium B940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 0.54 |
| Recency | 4 June 2008 | 19 June 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 has a 3.7% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium B940, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-85 and Pentium B940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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