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AMD Phenom II X4 830 vs Athlon II X3 460

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 is newer than AMD Phenom II X4 830, while the multi-threaded (CPU Mark) is simliar, AMD Athlon II X3 460 is around 22% faster in single-thread testing. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 305 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II X4 830×AMD Athlon II X3 460+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2+/AM3AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)3 (Threads: 3)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB,
TDP95W95W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$17.34
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q3 2011
# of Samples168137
CPU Value109.0120.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1083(-22.3%)1395(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2072(0.0%)2008(-3.1%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 830
2,072
AMD Athlon II X3 460
2,008
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X4 830
109.0
AMD Athlon II X3 460
120.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 830
1,083
AMD Athlon II X3 460
1,395
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X4 830 AMD Athlon II X3 460
Max TDP95W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.190.19
Running cost per day$0.048$0.048
Power consumption per year (kWh)69.369.3
Running cost per year$17.34$17.34
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.