Phenom II X2 N660 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-60
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Phenom II X2 N660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2918 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 1.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad/Tyler (2007) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 4 May 2007 (17 years ago) | 1 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-60 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-60 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.
| Socket | S1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35/31 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 90/65 nm, 1.075 | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
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 | 4 May 2007 | 1 January 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 45 nm |
Phenom II X2 N660 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-60 and Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.
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