Pentium D 830 vs V-Series V120
Primary details
Comparing V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD V-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Smithfield (2005) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Current price | $23 | $62 |
Detailed specifications
V-Series V120 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus support | 3200 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 169 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on V-Series V120 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 configuration | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Integrated DDR3 memory controller, MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | - |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 2 |
| Threads | 1 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 130 Watt |
We couldn't decide between V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that V-Series V120 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 830 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V120 and Pentium D 830, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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