i3-6100TE vs Turion II Ultra M660

Primary details

Comparing Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2778	1939
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.41
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Turion II Ultra	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	1.73	5.35
Architecture codename	Caspian (2009)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	10 September 2009 (15 years ago)	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$117

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE 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
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	3600 MHz	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	27
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	98.57 mm2
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin	LGA-1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE. 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	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE 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 i3-6100TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 530

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M660 and Core i3-6100TE.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.64	1.98
Recency	10 September 2009	12 October 2015
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm

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