Pentium 4 660 vs Turion 64 MT-37
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660 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 | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Turion 64 | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Lancaster (2005−2006) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | August 2005 (19 years ago) | no data (2024 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660 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 | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 125 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 114 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660 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 | 754 | PLGA775,PPGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660 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 Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 115 Watt |
Turion 64 MT-37 has 360% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 MT-37 is a notebook processor while Pentium 4 660 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 MT-37 and Pentium 4 660, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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