Core 2 Duo E8335 vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E8335 outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2776 | 2766 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.71 | 1.38 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Penryn (2008−2011) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.933 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 44 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335. 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 | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Security technologies
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.63 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 3 March 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 44 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M660 has an age advantage of 6 months, and 25.7% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Duo E8335, on the other hand, has a 1.6% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E8335, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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