Pentium III 1400 vs Phenom II X3 N830

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N830
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.70
+483%
Pentium III 1400
2001
1 core / 1 thread, 31 Watt
0.12

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms Pentium III 1400 by a whopping 483% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27063347
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series3x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency1.890.37
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Tualatin (2000−2002)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)December 2001 (22 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data8 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB256 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die sizeno data80 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data44 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400 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
SocketS1370
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400. 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 Pentium III 1400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no 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.

Phenom II X3 N830 0.70
+483%
Pentium III 1400 0.12

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
+474%
Pentium III 1400 193

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.12
Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Phenom II X3 N830 has a 483.3% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 1400, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 N830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium III 1400 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 N830 is a notebook processor while Pentium III 1400 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Pentium III 1400, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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