Intel Core i7-660UM: specs and benchmarks

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Core i7-660UM
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 18 Watt
0.81

Core i7-660UM provides poor benchmark performance at 0.81% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

Intel started Core i7-660UM sales 7 January 2010 at a recommended price of $317. This is an Arrandale architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 2 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is BGA1288 processor with a TDP of 18 Watt. It supports DDR3-800 memory.

Primary details

Core i7-660UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2609
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7
Power efficiency4.26of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$317of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)
Threads4
Base clock speed1.33 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed2.4 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus typeDMI 1.0
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplier10of 42 (Core i7-7700K)
L1 cache128 KBof 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache512 KBof 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography32 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size81+144 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cof 110 °C (Atom x7-E3950)
Number of transistors382+177 Millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-660UM compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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)of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketBGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)18 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i7-660UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+
FMA+
vPro+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+
Turbo Boost Technology+
Hyper-Threading Technology+
Idle States+
Thermal Monitoring+
Flex Memory Access+
PAE36 Bit
FDI+
Fast Memory Access+

Security technologies

Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+
EDB+

Virtualization technologies

Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.

VT-d+
VT-x+
EPT+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i7-660UM's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800
Maximum memory size8 GBof 6 TiB (EPYC 9124)
Max memory channels2of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221)
Maximum memory bandwidth12.799 GB/sof 460.8 GB/s (EPYC 9124)

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i7-660UM.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Video+
Clear Video HD+
Graphics max frequency500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-660UM's integrated GPU.

Number of displays supported2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)
PCI Express lanes16of 128 (EPYC 7551P)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core i7-660UM. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-660UM 0.81

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.

i7-660UM 1284

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core i7-660UM's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


A6-3420M 100
Core i7-660UM 100
A4-5000 100
Core i3-390M 98.77

AMD equivalent

According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core i7-660UM is A6-3420M, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our ranking.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-660UM:

A4-5000 100
A6-3420M 100
Core i7-660UM 100
A6-3410MX 98.77
A6-9220 98.77

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