Ryzen 5 3500X vs Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86

Place in the ranking	2849	903
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Turion Ultra	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	1.43	12.06
Architecture codename	Griffin (2008−2009)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	24 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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	6
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	65 nm, 1.1-1.125V	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.55	8.60
Recency	3 June 2008	24 September 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 3500X, on the other hand, has a 1463.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 in performance tests.

Be aware that Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86 and Ryzen 5 3500X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.