Turion II Ultra M660 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
M2 outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a whopping 1378% 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 | 1129 | 3206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Power efficiency | 18.05 | 0.70 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (4 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M2 and Turion II Ultra M660: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Turion II Ultra M660 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 | no data | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Turion II Ultra M660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Turion II Ultra M660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.72 | 0.59 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 1378% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 800% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II Ultra M660 in performance tests.
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