Turion 64 X2 TL-62 vs Phenom II X3 N830

Place in the ranking	2722	2980
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	3x AMD Phenom II	2x AMD Turion 64
Power efficiency	1.89	1.16
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Tyler (2007−2009)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	13 April 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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	2
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 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.

Socket	S1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. 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

2x 512 KB Level2 Cache

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR2

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
+62.8%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 0.43

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
+16.5%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1559

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
+56.7%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 3162

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X3 N830 2412
+63.5%

Turion 64 X2 TL-62 1475

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.70	0.43
Recency	12 May 2010	13 April 2007
Physical cores	3	2
Threads	3	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	65 nm

Phenom II X3 N830 has a 62.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom II X3 N830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion 64 X2 TL-62 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion 64 X2 TL-62, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.