A4-3300 vs Phenom II X3 N830

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.70
+18.6%
A4-3300
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.59

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms A4-3300 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27042796
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series3x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency1.890.86
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)7 September 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FM1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-Vno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataRadeon HD 6410D

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and A4-3300.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 0.70
+18.6%
A4-3300 0.59

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 1107
+17.5%
A4-3300 942

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 269
+14.5%
A4-3300 235

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.

Phenom II X3 N830 744
+75.9%
A4-3300 423

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.59
Recency 12 May 2010 7 September 2011
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X3 N830 has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

A4-3300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom II X3 N830 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-3300 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 N830 is a notebook processor while A4-3300 is a desktop one.


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