Phenom II X2 N660 vs A6-7310

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Primary details

Comparing A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2060not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency6.40no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 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.

SocketFP4S1
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1866DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7310 and Phenom II X2 N660.

PCIe version2.0no 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.



GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-7310 228
Phenom II X2 N660 349
+53.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-7310 592
Phenom II X2 N660 613
+3.5%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 May 2015 1 January 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 35 Watt

A6-7310 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 191.7% lower power consumption.

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