Pentium D 830 vs Phenom X3 8400

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2667not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.73no data
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Smithfield (2005)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)May 2005 (19 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830 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
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)28 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data70 °C
Number of transistors450 million169 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.4V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830 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 configuration12
SocketAM2+PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Pentium D 830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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 X3 8400 1164
+106%
Pentium D 830 564

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Phenom X3 8400 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

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