AMD A6-7000 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M660

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7000 and AMD Turion II Ultra M660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7000

AMD Turion II Ultra M660

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2014 vs 10 September 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M660

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1103 vs 857

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1103 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	1011 vs 1010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7000
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

1103

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1010

1011

Name	AMD A6-7000	AMD Turion II Ultra M660
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	1103
PassMark - CPU mark	1010	1011
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7000	AMD Turion II Ultra M660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Caspian
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2014	10 September 2009
OPN Tray	AM7000ECH23JA
Place in performance rating	2082	2086
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0