Turion II N550 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
+27.3%
Turion II N550
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.55

Phenom II X3 N830 outperforms Turion II N550 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27042828
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIAMD Turion II
Power efficiency1.891.49
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550 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
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data265 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550 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.

SocketS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VMMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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
+27.3%
Turion II N550 0.55

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
+26.2%
Turion II N550 877

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.70 0.55
Recency 12 May 2010 4 October 2010
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2

Phenom II X3 N830 has a 27.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Turion II N550, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The Phenom II X3 N830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II N550 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N830 and Turion II N550, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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