Core 2 Duo E8435 vs Phenom II X3 N830

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.70
Core 2 Duo E8435
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 44 Watt
0.70

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27212725
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency1.891.51
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)3 March 2009 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435 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
Base clock speedno data3.067 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data107 mm2
Number of transistorsno data410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1P
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt44 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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 0.70
Core 2 Duo E8435 0.70

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
+0.3%
Core 2 Duo E8435 1104

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 3 March 2009
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 44 Watt

Phenom II X3 N830 has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 25.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Core 2 Duo E8435, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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