AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) vs Intel Pentium D 830

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W) and Intel Pentium D 830 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

Intel Pentium D 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
18.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 305 vs 198
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 995 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2008 vs May 2005
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

Around 20% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 830

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

305

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

995

341

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium D 830
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	305	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	995	341
PassMark - Single thread mark		574
PassMark - CPU mark		564

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9850 (125W)	Intel Pentium D 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Smithfield
Launch date	July 2008	May 2005
Place in performance rating	3144	3149
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		830
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	206 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	230 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69.8°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.400V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring