Core 2 Duo E7500 vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Duo E7500 outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3113 | 3018 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.69 | 0.43 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Wolfdale (2008−2010) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 10 January 2009 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.93 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 0.93 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1066 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB (shared) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 82 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 228 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 0.85V-1.3625V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | LGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| 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 II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core 2 Duo E7500.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.57 | 0.66 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 10 January 2009 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M660 has an age advantage of 8 months, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
Core 2 Duo E7500, on the other hand, has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score.
The Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Turion II Ultra M660 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II Ultra M660 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop one.
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