Pentium 4 660 vs m5-6Y57

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Primary details

Comparing Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2148not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core m5Pentium 4
Power efficiency27.90no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-Y (2015)Prescott 2M
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core m5-6Y57 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 cores2 (Dual-core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed1.1 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 GT/s800 MHz
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography14 nm90 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C71 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Core m5-6Y57 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1515PLGA775,PPGA775
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 515no data
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

m5-6Y57 21.9
+284%
Pentium 4 660 84

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 115 Watt

m5-6Y57 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 2775% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core m5-6Y57 and Pentium 4 660. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core m5-6Y57 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 660 is a desktop one.


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