Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52 vs Phenom II X3 N830
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2706 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | 2x AMD Mobile Sempron |
| Power efficiency | 1.89 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Sable (2008−2009) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52 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 | 1.8 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 256 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52 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 | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52. 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 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE (2,3), AMD64, nxBit, PowerNow |
| PowerNow | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Phenom II X3 N830 has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 N830 and Mobile Sempron X2 NI-52. We've got no test results to judge.
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