Phenom II X2 N660 vs Phenom II X3 N870

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2420not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom II2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.87no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache384 KB256 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2

Phenom II X3 N870 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

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