Intel Pentium D 830 vs AMD Athlon XP 2700+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 830 and AMD Athlon XP 2700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium D 830

AMD Athlon XP 2700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 830

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.17 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 574 vs 398
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 564 vs 256

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2005 vs October 2002
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.17 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	574 vs 398
PassMark - CPU mark	564 vs 256

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2700+

4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 91% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 130 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 830
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

574

398

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

564

256

Name	Intel Pentium D 830	AMD Athlon XP 2700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	574	398
PassMark - CPU mark	564	256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 830	AMD Athlon XP 2700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Smithfield	Thoroughbred
Launch date	May 2005	October 2002
Place in performance rating	3149	3151
Processor Number	830
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$84.79
Value for money (0-100)		1.36
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	206 mm2	80 mm
L1 cache	28 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.8°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.17 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	230 million	37 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	68 Watt
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)