Athlon 3000G vs FX-9830P
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 3000G outperforms FX-9830P by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1870 | 1670 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 5.68 | 7.64 |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 7 November 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 209.78 mm2? |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FP4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB? |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 6 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.14 | 2.88 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.95 | 2.98 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 7 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
FX-9830P has 100% more physical cores.
Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, 52.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Athlon 3000G is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.
Be aware that FX-9830P is a notebook processor while Athlon 3000G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9830P and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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