The Intel Pentium D 830 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in May 2005. It is part of the Pentium D lineup, using the Smithfield architecture with Socket 775. To further increase overall system performance, up to two Pentium D 830 CPUs can work together in a multi-processor (SMP) configuration. Pentium D 830 has 2 MB of L2 cache and operates at 3 GHz. Intel is making the Pentium D 830 on a 90 nm production node using 169 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Pentium D 830, which limits its overclocking potential.
With a TDP of 130 W, the Pentium D 830 consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. Intel's processor supports DDR1, DDR2 and DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. For communication with other components in the system, Pentium D 830 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability.