i7-6660U vs Turion 64 ML-30

Primary details

Comparing Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesTurion 64Intel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data14.30
Architecture codenameLancaster (2005−2006)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release dateMarch 2005 (19 years ago)20 March 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$415

Detailed specifications

Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate800 MHz4 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors114 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
Socket754FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
eDRAMno data64 MB
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Graphics 540
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion 64 ML-30 and Core i7-6660U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

i7-6660U has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

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