AMD Athlon X4 530 vs Intel Core i5-2320

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 530 and Intel Core i5-2320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 530

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2320

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16 GB
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1522 vs 690
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3676 vs 1786
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 32 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1522 vs 690
PassMark - CPU mark 3676 vs 1786

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 530
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
690
1522
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1786
3676
Name AMD Athlon X4 530 Intel Core i5-2320
PassMark - Single thread mark 690 1522
PassMark - CPU mark 1786 3676
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 638
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2048
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 69.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.345
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.171

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 530 Intel Core i5-2320

Essentials

Architecture codename Kabini Sandy Bridge
OPN Tray AD530XJAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2656 2682
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date September 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $160
Price now $160
Processor Number i5-2320
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.60

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2000 MHz 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache None 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 3.30 GHz
Transistor count 1160 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 1 2
Maximum memory size 16 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s

Graphics

Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)