Ryzen 7 6800U vs Athlon X4 830
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 6800U outperforms Athlon X4 830 by a whopping 609% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1997 | 580 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 2.66 | 81.83 |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | February 2015 (9 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256K | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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
| Performance score | 1.83 | 12.97 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 6800U has a 608.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 6800U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 830 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon X4 830 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 6800U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 830 and Ryzen 7 6800U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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