Duron 600 vs Pentium 4 HT 660
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Duron |
| Architecture codename | Prescott (2001−2005) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | February 2005 (19 years ago) | 15 January 2001 (23 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 0.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 6 |
| L1 cache | 28 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 64 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 109 mm2 | 100 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 169 million | 25 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 27.4 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Pros & cons summary
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 84 Watt | 27 Watt |
Pentium 4 HT 660 has 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 600, on the other hand, has 211.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 HT 660 and Duron 600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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