WHat is the difference?

[tallenskinny]

AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-86 (2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
vs
AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-85 (2.3GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4.4 GT`s Bus Speed)

what better? im not quite sure what the difference is between a
L2 cache and a GT's Bus Speed?

Thanks for reading

[Atomic Rooster]

The difference between the two processors is exactly 100MHz. They are identical except for their operating speed.

I have no idea what "4.4 GT`s Bus Speed" means or what it even refers to.

[tallenskinny]

o ok becasue im getting a laptop for college and just wanted to know if there would be a difference

would anyone know the difference and head tell me which one is better and why?

thank you

[worshipme]

The ZM-86 is better, logical isn't it?

They would both have the same HT speed and the only difference is the core frequency.

[Atomic Rooster]

Truthfully, you will not see any real performance differences between them.

If you need to have a definitive answer, worshipme is correct in that the AMD ZM-86 processor is "better" because it's 100MHz faster.

[tallenskinny]

thanks guys

[dmarciano]

I believe the 4.4GT/s is 4.4 gigatransfers/second. It is a unit of measurement for bus speeds. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfer_(computing)

[tallenskinny]

to rekindle this topic wuts the difference between an amd zm-86 an amd zm-87? hp website shows them both at 2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache,


but the 86 is 124$ and the 87 is 200$..so obviosuly there a difference?..but i dont know and cant seem to find it

[ben6of12]

TO rip you OFF hehe the only dif is the 100 mhz go with the cheaper one in less you a hardcore gamer but if you were you would not be buying a lapy

my 1cents hehe
PS: I signed up with this site just to tell you that

[IDisposable]

Originally Posted by tallenskinny

to rekindle this topic wuts the difference between an amd zm-86 an amd zm-87? hp website shows them both at 2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, but the 86 is 124$ and the 87 is 200$..so obviosuly there a difference?..but i dont know and cant seem to find it

The difference is in the speed that the HyperTransport runs. On the ZM-86, it runs at 1800MHz, on the ZM-87 it runs at 2200MHz. In theory, this means that the interconnection between the processor and the North Bridge / South Bridge can run much faster. This could, in theory, make the SATA controller, Firewire controller, etc. be less bandwidth-limited. In a laptop, that's probably not an issue, and certainly not worth the premium you're going to pay.

From List of Turion Processors