AMD A6-1450 vs AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-1450 and AMD Phenom II X2 N660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A6-1450

AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-1450

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 8 - 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 681 vs 264
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1741 vs 444

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2013 vs 1 January 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 - 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	681 vs 264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1741 vs 444

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N660

Around 114% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 460
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1083 vs 1072

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.4 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1093 vs 460
PassMark - CPU mark	1083 vs 1072

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-1450
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

1093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1072

1083

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

681

264

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1741

444

Name	AMD A6-1450	AMD Phenom II X2 N660
PassMark - Single thread mark	460	1093
PassMark - CPU mark	1072	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	681	264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1741	444
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	5.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.109
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.55
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	15.509
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	388
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	835
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1781

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-1450	AMD Phenom II X2 N660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Temash	Champlain
Launch date	1 June 2013	1 January 2011
Place in performance rating	2698	2702
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HMN660DCR23GM
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C
Maximum frequency	1.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million
Base frequency		3 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Maximum core temperature		100°C
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Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FT3	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	8 - 15 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)