Celeron Dual-Core T3500 vs Phenom II X3 N830

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.72
Celeron Dual-Core T3500
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.83
+15.3%

Celeron Dual-Core T3500 outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26982590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron Dual-Core
Power efficiency1.882.16
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)26 September 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 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.

SocketS1Socket P PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-Vno data

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Phenom II X3 N830 0.72
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 0.83
+15.3%

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 1107
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1275
+15.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X3 N830 1817
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 2063
+13.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X3 N830 4954
+20.9%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 4098

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X3 N830 2412
+37%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 1760

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 24.7
+55.9%
Celeron Dual-Core T3500 38.5

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.72 0.83
Recency 12 May 2010 26 September 2010
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2

Phenom II X3 N830 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron Dual-Core T3500, on the other hand, has a 15.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

The Celeron Dual-Core T3500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Celeron Dual-Core T3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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