Phenom II X4 830: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 1.34% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started Phenom II X4 830 sales on September 2009 at a recommended price of $80. This is a Deneb architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
General info
Phenom II X4 830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2132 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 2.15 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | |
| Release date | September 2009 (14 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
| Current price | $40 (0.5x MSRP) | of 15701 (Xeon Platinum 8276L) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 830 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | AM3 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 830's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X4 830. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Phenom II X4 830 is Core 2 Quad Q8400, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 3 positions in our ranking.
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