Phenom II X3 N830 vs A6-4400M

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Aggregate performance score

A6-4400M
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.65
Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.72
+10.8%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26522597
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series3x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date15 May 2012 (12 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Current price$95 $304

Detailed specifications

A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830 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 cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L1 cache96 KBno data
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830 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 configuration1no data
SocketFS1r2S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-4400M and Phenom II X3 N830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7520Gno 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.


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.

A6-4400M 0.65
Phenom II X3 N830 0.72
+10.8%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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%

A6-4400M 1010
Phenom II X3 N830 1107
+9.6%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 10% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-4400M 313
+16.4%
Phenom II X3 N830 269

A6-4400M outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by 16% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A6-4400M 400
Phenom II X3 N830 744
+86%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 86% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A6-4400M 2292
+26.1%
Phenom II X3 N830 1817

A6-4400M outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by 26% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-4400M 3407
Phenom II X3 N830 4954
+45.4%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 45% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A6-4400M 1804
Phenom II X3 N830 2412
+33.7%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 34% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A6-4400M 46.82
Phenom II X3 N830 24.7
+89.6%

A6-4400M outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by 90% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A6-4400M 1
Phenom II X3 N830 2
+57.5%

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A6-4400M by 58% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.65 0.72
Recency 15 May 2012 12 May 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm

The Phenom II X3 N830 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4400M in performance tests.


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