Phenom II X2 N660 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking294not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M42x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency22.96no data
DesignerAppleAMD
Architecture codenameno dataChamplain (2010−2011)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 January 2011 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M4 Pro (14 cores) 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads142
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cacheno data2 MB
Chip lithography3 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on M4 Pro (14 cores) 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.

Socketno dataS1
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (14 cores) and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (14 cores) and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2024 1 January 2011
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 14 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has an age advantage of 13 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 N660, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and AMD Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.

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