Ryzen 7 260 vs FX-9830P
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 260 outperforms FX-9830P by a whopping 646% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1998 | 492 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Bristol Ridge | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.63 | 32.67 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Hawk Point (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 31 May 2016 (8 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 320 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per module) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260 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 | FP4 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, 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 FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 900 MHz) | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9830P and Ryzen 7 260.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.06 | 15.36 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.79 | 16.61 |
| Recency | 31 May 2016 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
FX-9830P has 28.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 260, on the other hand, has a 645.6% higher aggregate performance score, 827.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 7 260 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-9830P in performance tests.
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