Core 2 Duo T5300 vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
Turion II Ultra M660 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5300 by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3070 | 3366 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | Core 2 Duo |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Merom (2006−2008) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 | 1.73 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 1.73 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 | PPGA478 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 34 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T5300. 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T5300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T5300 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 T5300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 0.30 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 34 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M660 has a 90% higher aggregate performance score, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 1600% lower power consumption.
The AMD Turion II Ultra M660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T5300 in performance tests.
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