i9-14900K vs Phenom II X2 N660

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i3-14100F Core i5-14400F Core i5-14500 Core i5-14600K Core i5-14600KF Core i7-14700 Core i7-14700F Core i7-14700K Core i7-14700KF Core i9-14900K Core i9-14900KF Core i9-14900KS

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Phenom II X2 N660 Phenom II X2 N660
i9-14900K i9-14900K

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated81
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data61.51
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiencyno data28.66
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date1 January 2011 (13 years ago)17 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads232
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz5.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VurtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X2 N660 349
i9-14900K 3080
+783%

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.

Phenom II X2 N660 613
i9-14900K 20663
+3271%

Pros & cons summary

Recency 1 January 2011 17 October 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X2 N660 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-14900K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, and 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 N660 is a notebook processor while Core i9-14900K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N660 and Core i9-14900K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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