Pentium J2850 vs Turion II Ultra M660

Place in the ranking	2777	2772
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Turion II Ultra	Intel Pentium
Power efficiency	1.73	6.06
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Bay Trail-D (2013)
Release date	10 September 2009 (15 years ago)	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$94

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850 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	2.41 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	224 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850 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	FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850. 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	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	-
RST	no data	-

Security technologies

Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel HD Graphics for Intel Atom Processor Z3700 Series
Graphics max frequency	no data	854 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Recency	10 September 2009	1 September 2013
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	10 Watt

Pentium J2850 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850.

Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and Pentium J2850, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.