AMD Phenom II X2 N660 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 N660 and AMD Phenom II X4 P940 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N660

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Around 76% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 679
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 January 2011 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 1.7 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093 vs 679

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P940

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1319 vs 1083
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1319 vs 1083

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 N660
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P940

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1093
679
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1083
1319
Name AMD Phenom II X2 N660 AMD Phenom II X4 P940
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093 679
PassMark - CPU mark 1083 1319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 264
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 444

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X2 N660 AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Champlain
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date 1 January 2011 4 October 2010
OPN Tray HMN660DCR23GM
Place in performance rating 2710 2696
Series AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors 4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3 GHz 1.7 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)