Celeron M 320 vs i5-660

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2150not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.10no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataCeleron M
Power efficiency1.96no data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Banias (2003)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.33 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/s400 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)512 KB L2 Cache
Chip lithography32 nm130 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C100 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.356V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156H-PBGA478,H-PBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt24.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+-
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bit32 Bit
FDI+no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 24 Watt

i5-660 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron M 320, on the other hand, has 204.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-660 and Celeron M 320. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-660 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 320 is a notebook one.


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