Phenom II X2 N660 vs E1-2500

VS

Primary details

Comparing E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3021not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD E-Series2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.33no data
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)1 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

E1-2500 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache1024 KB2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on E1-2500 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFT3S1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E1-2500 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 E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8240no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E1-2500 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.

E1-2500 140
Phenom II X2 N660 349
+149%

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.

E1-2500 236
Phenom II X2 N660 613
+160%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 May 2013 1 January 2011
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

E1-2500 has an age advantage of 2 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between E1-2500 and Phenom II X2 N660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


AMD E1-2500
E1-2500
AMD Phenom II X2 N660
Phenom II X2 N660

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


2.5 112 votes

Rate E1-2500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.6 14 votes

Rate Phenom II X2 N660 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about E1-2500 or Phenom II X2 N660, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.