Phenom II X3 N830 vs Core 2 Duo E8135
Aggregate performance score
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 2700 | 2703 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | no data | 3x AMD Phenom II |
Power efficiency | 1.51 | 1.89 |
Architecture codename | Penryn (2008−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
Release date | 3 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8135 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Base clock speed | 2.667 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 0.67 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 1.5 MB |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8135 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
Socket | P | S1 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | - | + |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 3 March 2009 | 12 May 2010 |
Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
Threads | 2 | 3 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 44 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N830 has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 25.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E8135 and Phenom II X3 N830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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