Turion II Ultra M660 vs i7-5850EQ
Aggregate performance score
i7-5850EQ outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a whopping 571% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1298 | 2707 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | AMD Turion II Ultra |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2014−2019) | Caspian (2009) |
| Release date | 2 June 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 2.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 27 | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5850EQ 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | no data | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5850EQ 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 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.56 | 0.68 |
| Recency | 2 June 2015 | 10 September 2009 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 47 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-5850EQ has a 570.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Turion II Ultra M660, on the other hand, has 34.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-5850EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M660 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-5850EQ and Turion II Ultra M660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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