Phenom X3 8600 vs Athlon X4 830

Place in the ranking	1995	2640
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.66	0.76
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Toliman (2008)
Release date	February 2015 (9 years ago)	March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600 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	4 (Quad-Core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	256K	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Die size	245 mm²	285 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600 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	1	1
Socket	FM2+	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-2133

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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 X4 830 1.86
+138%

Phenom X3 8600 0.78

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 X4 830 2901
+140%

Phenom X3 8600 1210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.86	0.78
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	28 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Athlon X4 830 has a 138.5% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8600 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 830 and Phenom X3 8600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.