Core i3-330M vs Turion II Ultra M660

General info

Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2600	2607
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Turion II Ultra	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date	10 September 2009 (14 years ago)	10 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$49
Current price	no data	$54 (1.1x MSRP)

Technical specs

Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M 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	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.13 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.13 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistors	no data	177+382 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M 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	BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Dual-channel 400 MHz DDR2 memory controller, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	no data	-
FMA	no data	+
PowerNow	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M 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 II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	no data	8 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	17.1 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-330M.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II Ultra M660 outperforms Core i3-330M by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	0.67	0.66
Recency	10 September 2009	10 January 2010
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm

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