Phenom II X3 N830 vs A6-7400K

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Aggregate performance score

A6-7400K
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.96
+52.4%

A6-7400K outperforms Phenom II X3 N830 by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27423033
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency0.620.76
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date31 July 2014 (11 years ago)12 May 2010 (15 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K 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 speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache1024 KB1.5 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature70 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K 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
SocketFM2+S1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count4no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and Phenom II X3 N830.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

A6-7400K 0.96
+52.4%
Phenom II X3 N830 0.63

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

A6-7400K 1680
+51.8%
Samples: 360
Phenom II X3 N830 1107

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.

A6-7400K 408
+77.4%
Phenom II X3 N830 230

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.

A6-7400K 585
+3.9%
Phenom II X3 N830 563

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 0.63
Recency 31 July 2014 12 May 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A6-7400K has a 52.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X3 N830, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD A6-7400K is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.

Note that A6-7400K is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 N830 is a notebook one.

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