Microsoft SQ1 vs Phenom II X2 N660

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N660 and Microsoft SQ1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	1461
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Phenom II	Qualcomm Snapdragon
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 495) (2019)
Release date	1 January 2011 (13 years ago)	2 October 2019 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N660 and Microsoft SQ1 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	2 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N660 and Microsoft SQ1 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.

Socket	S1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Microsoft SQ1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization	no data
VirusProtect	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N660 and Microsoft SQ1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Qualcomm Adreno 685

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 January 2011	2 October 2019
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm

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