Ryzen 5 6600HS vs i7-660LM

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiencyno data32.31
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Rembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date13 September 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$346no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size81+177 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °C95 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288FP7
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR5
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® ProcessorsAMD Radeon 660M
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency566 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

i7-660LM has 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 6600HS, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 433.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-660LM and Ryzen 5 6600HS. We've got no test results to judge.


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