Athlon II M340 vs Turion II Ultra M660

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Aggregate performance score

Turion II Ultra M660
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.67
+28.8%

Turion II Ultra M660 outperforms Athlon II M340 by a significant 29% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon II M340 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26112736
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II UltraAMD Athlon II
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Caspian (2009)
Release date10 September 2009 (14 years ago)10 September 2009 (14 years ago)
Current priceno data$155

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon II M340 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 speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon II M340 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.

SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinSocket S1 (S1g3)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon II M340. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDual-channel 400 MHz DDR2 memory controller, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization, DDR2 400 MHz Memory Controller
PowerNow++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Athlon II M340. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.67 0.52

The Turion II Ultra M660 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II M340 in performance tests.


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