Phenom II X2 N660 vs Ryzen 5 8500G
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 696 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 42.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 7.96 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix2 (2024) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 8 January 2024 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 137 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 20,900 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 8500G 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8500G 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 | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Phenom II X2 N660 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Phenom II X2 N660. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 740M | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8500G and Phenom II X2 N660.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 14 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2024 | 1 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Ryzen 5 8500G has an age advantage of 13 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X2 N660, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 8500G and AMD Phenom II X2 N660. We've got no test results to judge.
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