Pentium 2030M 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
Pentium 2030M
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.92
+27.8%

Pentium 2030M outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X3 N830
Pentium 2030M Pentium 2030M

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27032535
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.882.40
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M 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 data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M 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
SocketS1FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium 2030M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
Pentium 2030M 0.92
+27.8%

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
Pentium 2030M 1413
+27.6%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X3 N830 269
Pentium 2030M 433
+61%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X3 N830 744
+0.8%
Pentium 2030M 738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.72 0.92
Recency 12 May 2010 1 January 2013
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm

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

Pentium 2030M, on the other hand, has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium 2030M 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 Pentium 2030M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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