Pentium Silver N6000 vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Aggregate performance score

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.53
Pentium Silver N6000
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.91
+260%

Pentium Silver N6000 outperforms Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 by a whopping 260% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28551958
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Turion Ultrano data
Power efficiency1.4330.13
Architecture codenameGriffin (2008−2009)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date3 June 2008 (16 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 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
SocketS1g2FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions65 nm, 1.1-1.125VIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 0.53
Pentium Silver N6000 1.91
+260%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1965
Pentium Silver N6000 4132
+110%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 3840
Pentium Silver N6000 9643
+151%

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.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 1618
Pentium Silver N6000 3985
+146%

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.

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 34.9
Pentium Silver N6000 16.92
+106%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 1.91
Recency 3 June 2008 11 January 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium Silver N6000 has a 260.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Silver N6000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Pentium Silver N6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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