Athlon 64 FX-60 vs Pentium 4 660
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 64 FX-60 outperforms Pentium 4 660 by a whopping 114% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3198 | 2936 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Pentium 4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.17 | 0.39 |
| Architecture codename | Prescott 2M | Toledo (2006) |
| Release date | no data (2024 years ago) | January 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB L2 Cache | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 199 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.4V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | PLGA775,PPGA775 | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | - | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.21 | 0.45 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 110 Watt |
Athlon 64 FX-60 has a 114.3% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 4.5% lower power consumption.
The Athlon 64 FX-60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 660 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 660 and Athlon 64 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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