Phenom II X2 N660 vs i5-4402E
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2318 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.13 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 2.58 | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 1 October 2013 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $266 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4402E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 130 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 960 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4402E 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.
| Socket | FCBGA1364 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4402E and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-4402E and Phenom II X2 N660 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-4402E and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 4600 (400 - 900 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2013 | 1 January 2011 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
i5-4402E has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i5-4402E and AMD Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.
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