Pentium 4 560 vs Pentium 4 660

General info

Comparing Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium 4	Pentium 4
Architecture codename	Prescott 2M	Prescott (2001−2005)
Release date	no data	no data
Current price	$97	$35

Technical specs

Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560 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	1 (Single-Core)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	1	1
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	800 MHz
L3 cache	2 MB L2 Cache	no data
Chip lithography	90 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560 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	PLGA775,PPGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	88 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 660 and Pentium 4 560 are enumerated here.

VT-x

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no 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.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Power consumption (TDP)

115 Watt

88 Watt

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