Pentium M 730 vs FX-9830P
Primary details
Comparing FX-9830P and Pentium M 730 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1872 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 5.68 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9830P and Pentium M 730 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 | 3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.356V |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9830P and Pentium M 730 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 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Pentium M 730. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
FX-9830P and Pentium M 730 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9830P and Pentium M 730 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Pentium M 730. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Pentium M 730.
| 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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
FX-9830P has an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 730, on the other hand, has 29.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-9830P and Pentium M 730. We've got no test results to judge.
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