Pentium D 830 vs Turion 64 X2 TL-64
Primary details
Comparing Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 2x AMD Turion 64 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinidad (2006−2007) | Smithfield (2005) |
| Release date | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 800 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 147 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 154 Million | 169 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Pentium D 830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 65 nm, 1.075 | no data |
| 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
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Pentium D 830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 130 Watt |
Turion 64 X2 TL-64 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Pentium D 830. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion 64 X2 TL-64 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 830 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion 64 X2 TL-64 and Pentium D 830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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