Phenom II X3 N830 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
+101%
Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.70

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by a whopping 101% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22142721
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency1.401.89
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3S1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II X4 640 1.41
+101%
Phenom II X3 N830 0.70

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II X4 640 2245
+103%
Phenom II X3 N830 1107

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
+16.4%
Phenom II X3 N830 269

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 949
+27.6%
Phenom II X3 N830 744

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 0.70
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has a 101.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Phenom II X3 N830, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N830 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X3 N830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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