i5-10400F vs Phenom II X2 N660
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 890 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 13 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 25.35 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 20 May 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $155 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F 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 | S1 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
Security technologies
Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2011 | 20 May 2020 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Phenom II X2 N660 has 85.7% lower power consumption.
i5-10400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X2 N660 is a notebook processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i5-10400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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