A10-4657M vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
A10-4657M outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2755 | 2392 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | 3.00 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1303 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M 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 | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 7660G |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 1.15 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 1 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
A10-4657M has a 74.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
The A10-4657M is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M660 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and A10-4657M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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