Pentium D 830 vs Sempron 150

Primary details

Comparing Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Sargas (2009−2011)	Smithfield (2005)
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	May 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$73	no data

Detailed specifications

Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Die size	117 mm2	206 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	234 million	169 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	AM3	PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Sempron 150 and Pentium D 830.

PCIe version

2.0

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt

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