Core i3-6006U vs Phenom II X3 N830

Place in performance ranking	2646	2123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	86
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	3x AMD Phenom II	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	10 November 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$281

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U 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	3 (Tri-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	3	4
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	3600 MHz	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	20
L1 cache	no data	128 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	no data	3 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	98.57 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1750 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U 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	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	S1	BGA
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics 520

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

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 0.72

i3-6006U 1.48
+106%

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

i3-6006U 2282
+106%

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

i3-6006U 654
+143%

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

i3-6006U 1345
+80.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X3 N830 1817

i3-6006U 3227
+77.6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X3 N830 4954

i3-6006U 7364
+48.6%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X3 N830 24.7

i3-6006U 24.3
+1.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 N830 2

i3-6006U 2
+34.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.72	1.48
Recency	12 May 2010	10 November 2016
Physical cores	3	2
Threads	3	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt

Phenom II X3 N830 has 50% more physical cores.

i3-6006U, on the other hand, has a 105.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-6006U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N830 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Core i3-6006U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.