Atom E660 vs C-60
Primary details
Comparing C-60 and Atom E660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Tunnel Creek (2010) |
| Release date | 22 August 2011 (13 years ago) | 14 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $54 |
Detailed specifications
C-60 and Atom E660 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | 26 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 47 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on C-60 and Atom E660 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 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | Intel BGA 676 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 3 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-60 and Atom E660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-60 and Atom E660 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by C-60 and Atom E660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | Intel GMA 600 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 August 2011 | 14 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 3 Watt |
C-60 has an age advantage of 11 months, 100% more physical cores, and a 12.5% more advanced lithography process.
Atom E660, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between C-60 and Atom E660. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-60 and Atom E660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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