Ultra 5 245KF vs Turion II Ultra M660
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 245KF outperforms Turion II Ultra M660 by a whopping 4295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2754 | 166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 83.32 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.72 | 21.16 |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 24 October 2024 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $294 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 4.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | no data | 243 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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 | 1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. 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 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 29.01 |
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 24 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 14 |
| Threads | 2 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M660 has 257.1% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 245KF, on the other hand, has a 4295.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 5 245KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M660 in performance tests.
Be aware that Turion II Ultra M660 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 5 245KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M660 and Core Ultra 5 245KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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