Core 2 Duo T7500 vs Turion II Ultra M660

Aggregate performance score

Turion II Ultra M660
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.64
+23.1%
Core 2 Duo T7500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.52

Turion II Ultra M660 outperforms Core 2 Duo T7500 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27612859
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II UltraIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency1.731.41
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date10 September 2009 (15 years ago)8 May 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$234

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V - 1.25V

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500 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 configurationno data1
SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinPBGA479,PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualizationno data
PowerNow+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II Ultra M660 0.64
+23.1%
Core 2 Duo T7500 0.52

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Turion II Ultra M660 2278
Core 2 Duo T7500 2308
+1.3%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Turion II Ultra M660 4403
+3%
Core 2 Duo T7500 4273

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.64 0.52
Recency 10 September 2009 8 May 2007
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

Turion II Ultra M660 has a 23.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Turion II Ultra M660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo T7500 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo T7500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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