Pentium 4 660 vs Duo T2700

Place in the ranking	3100	3209
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core Duo	Pentium 4
Power efficiency	0.94	0.17
Architecture codename	Yonah (2005−2006)	Prescott 2M
Release date	28 July 2006 (18 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$663	no data

Detailed specifications

Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660 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	1
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus rate	667 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	0 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Die size	90 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	71 °C
Number of transistors	151 Million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.1625V - 1.3V	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660 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	no data
Socket	PPGA478, PBGA479	PLGA775,PPGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	-

Security technologies

Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.

VT-x

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.31	0.21
Physical cores	2	1
Threads	2	1
Chip lithography	65 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	115 Watt

Duo T2700 has a 47.6% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 271% lower power consumption.

The Core Duo T2700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Duo T2700 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 660 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core Duo T2700 and Pentium 4 660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.