Core Duo L2400 vs Phenom II X3 N830
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2600 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Core Duo |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Yonah (2005−2006) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $304 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.66 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400 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.
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| ECC memory support | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms Core Duo L2400 by 218% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 9 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N830 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
Duo L2400, on the other hand, has 288.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Core Duo L2400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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