C-30 vs FX-8800P

Primary details

Comparing FX-8800P and C-30 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2008	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Carrizo	AMD C-Series
Power efficiency	11.35	no data
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-8800P and C-30 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	4	1
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Die size	250 mm2	75 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,100 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on FX-8800P and C-30 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	FP4	FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8800P and C-30. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HSA 1.0	40 nm, 1.24-1.35V
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
HSA	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8800P and C-30 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8800P and C-30. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR3 Single-channel
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6250
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8800P and C-30 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by FX-8800P and C-30 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8800P and C-30.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	8	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	4 January 2011
Physical cores	4	1
Threads	4	1
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	9 Watt

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