Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a whopping 2041% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2761 | 537 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.73 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | no data |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 ‑ 3696 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. 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 | no data |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. 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 | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 13.70 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 10 |
| Threads | 2 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2424 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M660 has 6825.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has a 2040.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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